Opposition MPs exited a Joint Parliamentary Committee meeting, but Chairman Jagdambika Pal advises against boycotts. Pal emphasized inclusivity after 29 meetings and proposed extending the committee's tenure.

AAP's Sanjay Singh said that the governments of Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, and Uttar Pradesh were yet to be heard by the Waqf JPC.

( MENAFN - IANS) New Delhi, Nov 28 (IANS) The Lok Sabha on Thursday passed a resolution extending the tenure of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, until the last day of the Budget Session next year.

The parliamentary panel's meetings have become a virtual battleground between the opposition and the ruling party members, who have been vociferously debating the changes to the Waqf Bill proposed by the government.

BJP member Jagdambika Pal, head of joint committee of Parliament, had said that the draft is ready but opposition members have demanded an extension for a more thorough discussion. They had met Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Monday to press their demand.

Opposition boycotted JPC meeting on Waqf (amendment) bill. Opposition leaders left the meeting midway citing that the chairman had announced to table the draft of Waqf (Amendment) report of JPC on 29th November which all opposition parties have boycotted,

The opposition alleged that its proceedings had become a mockery. They, however, returned to attend the meeting after an hour amid indications that the committee chairperson would seek an extension in its term.

BJP MP Nishikant Dubey on Wednesday more time for the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on the Waqf amendment bill, days after Opposition MPs made the same demand. The MP from Jharkhand's Godda constituency moved a resolution during a meeting of the Parliamentary panel on Wednesday.