Overview

• The Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) submitted its report on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, sparking protests from opposition parties in both Houses of Parliament.
• Opposition members accused the JPC of bias and claimed their dissent notes were redacted or excluded from the final report.
• Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju assured that dissenting views were included in annexures and offered to address concerns raised by the opposition.
• The Waqf (Amendment) Bill proposes changes to the management of Waqf properties, including digitization and stricter mechanisms to address encroachments, which the opposition claims infringe on constitutional rights.
• Despite assurances from the government, opposition MPs staged a walkout, demanding the report be sent back for revisions to include all dissenting notes in full.