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An Opposition subordinate said the submission of the study connected November 29 “will beryllium against principles of democracy”.
With Opposition members saying that they volition conscionable Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla connected Monday to question an hold to taxable a study of the Joint Committee of Parliament connected the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, the panel’s Chairman Jagdambika Pal said Thursday that the “draft study is ready” and that “he hopes that members of the committee tin scope a consensus” connected the Bill.
Speaking to mediapersons aft a gathering of the committee connected Thursday, Pal said: “We had called the Ministry of Minority Affairs for today’s (Thursday) meeting. The gathering lasted six hours. They gave a elaborate mentation connected the 44 amendments to the Waqf Bill. Before this, the Minority Affairs Ministry had deposed earlier the committee connected 22nd (August) for 6.15 hours, and for 6.15 hours connected October 15. On October 21, they deposed for 7 hours. On October 29, they deposed for 3.15 hours. This way, successful these sittings, our committee members person had the accidental to inquire questions arsenic per each clause… The Ministry has answered them.”
“Over 5 days for 29 hours, they got the accidental to inquire questions. After elaborate deliberations, a bully study volition beryllium prepared. I anticipation that each members of the committee volition unneurotic clasp discussions connected clauses and we tin scope an agreement. After the agreement, we anticipation to taxable a bully study successful Parliament,” helium said, adding that determination volition beryllium much meetings. The deadline to taxable the study is November 29.
Responding to the Opposition members seeking an extension, Pal said: “The Opposition was saying that present also. They person the close to conscionable the Speaker. But I consciousness the JPC worked, we are prepared. This Bill was referred to america by the Speaker and the Speaker’s determination volition beryllium followed.”
He added that 25 meetings person been held with assorted stakeholders similar erstwhile judges, Islamic scholars, vice-chancellors, AIMPLB, Zakaat Foundation, and Bharat First since its enactment successful August. The archetypal gathering was held connected August 22.
An Opposition subordinate said the submission of the study connected November 29 “will beryllium against principles of democracy”. “If the committee Chairman decides to taxable the report, it volition spell against the thought of the committee. Recently, a survey circuit was cancelled. More deliberations and speech request to beryllium held earlier we tin taxable the report. Also, if the study is submitted connected Friday, erstwhile volition members of the PAC get a accidental to work it and rise issues,” the subordinate said.
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