New Delhi:
Opposition members of the parliamentary panel on the Waqf Modification Invoice who had been suspended for a day in the present day amid steady protests and accusations towards Chairman Jagdambika Pal of steam-rolling by way of the proceedings, have written to the Lok Sabha Speaker in search of proceedings to be carried out in a good method.
“As all of us felt humiliated, we stood and raised our voice democratically to listen to our calls for. In the meantime, the Chairman spoke in telephone with any person and instantly and surprisingly, he ordered our suspension with shouting,” the suspended MPs mentioned within the letter to the Speaker.
“… The Amendments proposed within the Invoice should not solely linked with the large land banks of the Waqf Boards throughout the nation, but in addition related to the judicial pronouncements of the Excessive Courts/Supreme Courtroom thereon,” they mentioned.
“Statues and guidelines enacted by varied state governments on this regard are additionally in problem whereby battle of curiosity has arisen thereto. Therefore, a complete examine is actually wanted by the JPC to handle these points raised by the stakeholders in a holistic method. In these circumstances, speeding the proceedings of the JPC with out software of the thoughts by the Chairman is nothing however a riddle wrapped with hidden malice,” the MPs mentioned.
The suspended members of the joint parliamentary committee (JPC) are Kalyan Banerjee, Mohammad Jawed, A Raja, Asaduddin Owaisi, Naseer Hussain, Mohibullah, Mohamed Abdullah, Arvind Sawant, Nadeem-ul Haque, and Imran Masood.
The suspension of the Opposition members got here on a day when a delegation from Jammu and Kashmir led by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, the non secular head of Kashmir, appeared earlier than the joint committee on the Waqf Modification Invoice to share their issues in regards to the draft laws.
Nevertheless, BJP member Aparajita Sarangi mentioned the conduct of Opposition members was “disgusting” as they had been constantly creating ruckus throughout the assembly and utilizing unparliamentary language.
The Waqf (Modification) Invoice, 2024, was referred to the JPC on August 8, 2024 following its introduction within the Lok Sabha by Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju. The invoice goals to amend the Waqf Act, 1995, to handle points and challenges in regulating and managing Waqf properties.
Forward of showing earlier than the committee, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq instructed reporters that he strongly opposed the invoice and favoured non-interference by the federal government in issues of faith.
“We hope our solutions can be heard and acted upon and no such step can be taken that might make Muslims really feel that they’re being disempowered,” he mentioned.