Opposition criticizes JPC for inadequate stakeholder consultation. Opposition leaders have slammed the JPC for failing to consult all stakeholders on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill. Al

Bill has drawn flak from opposition leaders for not consulting all stakeholders. The JPC intends to request an extension to ensure comprehensive hearings before submitting its report, originally due by November 29.

The Lok Sabha adopted the motion to extend the term of the Joint Parliamentary Committee on the Waqf (amendment) bill on Thursday and to present their report at the end of the 2025 budget session instead.

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.

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.

The Opposition members also discussed the extension of the duration of the JPC in the meeting which was chaired by JPC chairman BJP MP Jagdambika Pal.

BJP MP Aparajita Sarangi said the committee will request that the deadline for the JPC report be extended to the last day of Parliament’s Budget Session

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.