The report of the joint committee of Parliament that examines the Waqf (Amendment) Bill will be tabled in the Parliament on February 13, sources at India TV said. It was presented in Lok Sabha on February 1.
The Committee had submitted the report to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Thursday. The JPC last week adopted by a majority vote said that its report contained changes suggested by members of the ruling BJP, prompting the opposition to dub the exercise an attempt to destroy Waqf boards.
The Joint Committee of Parliament on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill adopted the report on the draft legislation by a 15-11 majority vote.
Opposition members submitted dissent notes to the report. BJP members insisted that the Bill, introduced in the Lok Sabha in August last year, seeks to bring modernity, transparency and accountability in the management of Waqf properties.
On the other hand, the opposition termed it an attack on the constitutional rights of the Muslim community and interference in the functioning of Waqf boards.