New Delhi. There was a lot of uproar in the JPC meeting formed in relation to the Waqf Amendment Bill today. There was a sharp tinge between MPs of the ruling party and opposition. After this, there was a chance of calling Marshal. Not only this, 10 opposition MPs were suspended by JPC President Jagdambika Pal for one day from the meeting. With this, the JPC meeting was postponed till 27 December. Earlier, opposition MPs alleged that their point was not being heard.
VIDEO | Delhi: here’s what BJP mp nishikant dubey said on adjournment of jpc means on waqf board (amendment) bill:
“The opposition, especially Owaisi Ji, Believed that Jammu and Kashmir’s full representation was not heard, and elected representatives should have been called.… pic.twitter.com/ustpygn6lb
– Press Trust of India (@Pti_News) January 24, 2025
Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee raised the question that BJP MP Nishikant Dubey lodged an objection to why the meeting is being called in such a hurry. After this, there was a sharp debate between the two. Then the opposition and MPs also started creating uproar. After which 10 MPs of opposition parties including TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee, AIMIM MP Asaduddin Owaisi were suspended for one day meeting.
VIDEO | Here’s what tmc mp kalyan bnerjee (@Kbanerjee_aitc) Said on Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) Meeting on Waqf (Amendment) Bill.
“We reepeatedly requested the meeting to be help on January 30, 31 but our requests were not heard. When we landed in delhi last night… the… pic.twitter.com/9rzgsldzwx
– Press Trust of India (@Pti_News) January 24, 2025
In fact, according to the already decided schedule, the meeting was to be finalized in the meeting and the draft of the Claus-by-Claus discussion and the report. The date of January 27 has been fixed for this. MPs of opposition parties say that a meeting for clause by clause should be held on 31 January instead of 27 January. But JPC President Jagdambika Pal did not agree to the opposition MPs. On this matter, the opposition MP started an uproar. Even before this, there has been an uproar in the JPC meeting but the situation did not come to such an extent. Let us tell you that 21 members of Lok Sabha and 10 members of Rajya Sabha have been appointed in the JPC committee, out of which 13 MPs are from opposition parties. The committee can present the report in the budget session.