JPC on Waqf Amendment Bill gets extension

The Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) formed to scrutinize the Waqf Amendment Bill 2024 has passed a resolution seeking extension till the Parliament's Budget Session to be held in February 2025

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New Delhi: The term of the Joint Committee on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2024 was extended till the last day of the Budget Session of the Parliament in 2025.

The JPC on Waqf got the extension after its Chairman and BJP leader Jagdambika Pal moved the resolution in the Lok Sabha, which approved it with a voice vote.

The Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) formed to scrutinize the Waqf Amendment Bill 2024 had on Wednesday passed a resolution seeking extension till the Parliament's Budget Session to be held in February 2025.

Jagdambika Pal wanted to table the JPC report during the ongoing winter session of the parliament even though the MPs in the Panel from the Opposition parties were asking for the extension.

Pal agreed for extension after some BJP MPs, including Nishikant Dubey, too joined the chorus demanding extension in the tenure of the Panel.

Dubey, the MP from Jharkhand's Godda constituency, had moved a resolution seeking more time during a meeting of the Parliamentary panel on Wednesday.

The JPC is now scheduled to present its findings and recommendations on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill during the final week of the 2025 Budget Session, which is usually in the month of February or March.

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