JPC report on Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024 tabled in both Houses amid Opposition protests
The Joint Parliamentary Committee report on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024 was presented in the Lok Sabha and laid in the Rajya Sabha on 13 February 2025.
Summary
The report of the Joint Committee on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024 was presented to the Lok Sabha and laid in the Rajya Sabha on 13 February 2025 amid Opposition protests over redacted dissent notes. Committee chairperson Jagdambika Pal tabled it in the Lok Sabha and member Medha Vishram Kulkarni in the Rajya Sabha, where a corrigendum restoring dissent notes was tabled later in the day. The 31-member committee (21 from the Lok Sabha, 10 from the Rajya Sabha) was constituted in August 2024 after the Bill was introduced on 8 August 2024; it presented the report to the Speaker on 30 January 2025.
Key facts
- Tabled
- 13 February 2025, both Houses
- Chairperson
- Jagdambika Pal
- Committee
- 31 members: 21 Lok Sabha, 10 Rajya Sabha
- Bill introduced
- 8 August 2024
- Report to Speaker
- 30 January 2025
Practice MCQs 2 questions
Who chaired the Joint Parliamentary Committee whose report on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024 was tabled on 13 February 2025?
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Correct answer: D — Jagdambika Pal
BJP MP Jagdambika Pal chaired the committee and tabled the report in the Lok Sabha; Medha Vishram Kulkarni laid it in the Rajya Sabha.
How many members did the Joint Committee on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024 have?
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Correct answer: A — 31
The committee had 31 members, 21 from the Lok Sabha and 10 from the Rajya Sabha.