Waqf Amendment Bill 2024 News - Latest Updates & Headlines
5,970 govt properties including lakes declared as Waqf assets over the decades: J.P. Nadda
New Delhi, April 3: Highlighting transparency and accountability as corner stones of the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, Leader of Rajya Sabha and Union Minister J.P. Nadda on Thursday said that over the decades, 5,970 government properties had been declared as Waqf assets through misuse of the existing law.
Explained: The Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024
New Delhi, April 1: The Union government announced on Tuesday that the Waqf (Amendment) Bill will be tabled in the Lok Sabha on April 2, soon after the Question Hour and will be followed by a comprehensive and detailed discussion extending up to eight hours. IANS brings a complete history and facts of the Bill and the controversy surrounding it.
Not the first time that Waqf Act is being amended, says 2024 Bill
New Delhi, April 1: The Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2024, which has triggered intense public debate and invited criticism of Opposition parties, is not the first legislation aiming to refine the Waqf Act, 1995, as a similar amendment to the law was carried out by the UPA government in 2013.
'Trying to instigate people for vote bank politics': AIADMK's Kovai Sathyan after resolution moved by TN CM against Waqf Amendment Bill 2024
Chennai, March 27: AIADMK National Spokesperson Kovai Sathyan on Thursday criticized the Tamil Nadu government's resolution against the Waqf Amendment Bill, accusing the DMK of rushing to create a narrative based on religion and language.
BJP MLA Vanathi Srinivasan opposes resolution moved by Tamil Nadu CM against Waqf Amendment Bill 2024
Chennai, March 27: Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Vanathi Srinivasan opposed the resolution moved by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin against the Waqf Amendment Bill 2024 in the Assembly on Thursday.