Sunday, February 16th, 2025

Winter session of Parliament starting from this day, preparations to bring 16 bills, eyes on Waqf Bill

New Delhi: The central government has listed 16 bills, including the Waqf Amendment Bill, for the winter session of Parliament starting from Monday. These also include five new bills. Among these five new proposed laws, there is also a bill related to the establishment of a cooperative university. The pending bills also include the Waqf (Amendment) Bill which has been listed for discussion and then passing after the joint committee of both the Houses submits its report in the Lok Sabha.

JPC will submit report on Waqf bill

The JPC on the Waqf Amendment Bill has been asked to submit its report on the last day of the first week of the winter session. The winter session will continue till December 20. Based on the report of the committee headed by former President Ram Nath Kovind, no bill related to ‘One Nation One Election’ is currently listed. The Cabinet has approved this report. The other bill listed by the government is the Punjab Courts (Amendment) Bill.

These bills will also be presented in this session

Besides this, the Coastal Shipping Bill and the Indian Ports Bill have also been listed for introduction and passing. Eight bills, including the Waqf (Amendment) Bill and the Muslim Waqf (Repeal) Bill, are pending in the Lok Sabha. Two others are with Rajya Sabha. On the other hand, the opposition members included in the joint committee of Parliament which is considering the Waqf Amendment Bill demanded extension of the tenure of the committee. he/she said he/she needed more time to study the changes in the draft law.

Will there be a ruckus over the Waqf bill?

In the committee meeting, Chairman and BJP MP Jagdambika Pal told on Thursday that now the last meeting of the committee has taken place. A draft report has been circulated to members. After this the opposition members protested and raised slogans. Some of them called Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and sought his/her intervention in the matter. The Lok Sabha has asked the committee to submit its report on the last day of the first week of the winter session of Parliament starting from Monday.

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