Waqf JPC tenure extended amid logjam in Parliament

Credit: IndiaTimes- Published on November 28, 2024
The Lok Sabha extended the JPC's tenure on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill till the end of the next Budget session amidst opposition protests. Both Houses faced disruptions over demands to discuss corruption allegations against the Adani group, UP's Sambhal violence, and ongoing ethnic strife in Manipur.

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Parliament

Parliament

Legislative body of government
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Lok Sabha

Lok Sabha

Lower house of the Parliament of India
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Sambhal

City in Uttar Pradesh, India
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Manipur

State in northeastern India
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A parliamentary panel has expressed concern over states' failure to hold panchayat elections every five years as required by the 73rd constitutional amendment...
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