The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) on Thursday (November 21, 2024) said it will hold its annual general session on November 23, in which the strategy to save the Waqf will be discussed. On this occasion, a public meeting focused on “Protection of Shariat and Auqaf” will be organized at Eidgah Quddus Sahib (Maidan).
The board said in a release that the 29th session of the board will be held at the largest madrassa of Karnataka – Darul Uloom Sabeel-ur-Rashad. The board said, “In these two days, there will be various consultation sessions of the board members and special invitees, in which reports of various committees of the board will also be presented and future action plan will also be decided, especially the strategy related to the protection of Waqf.” Will be discussed.
‘The content of the bill is not right’
At present the Board is running a movement against the Waqf (Amendment) Bill. The board said that the content of the bill presented by the present government is not good. This is why all Muslim organizations and parties including the board have decided to reject it.
Opposition members demanding extension of JPC’s tenure
At the same time, the opposition members included in the joint committee of Parliament which is considering the Waqf Amendment Bill, demanded to extend the tenure of the committee and said that they need more time to study the changes in the draft law. Speaking at the committee meeting, chairperson and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) member Jagdambika Pal said Thursday’s meeting would be the last meeting of the committee and a draft report would be distributed to the members soon. After this the opposition members protested and raised slogans. Some of them called Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and sought his intervention in the matter. 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.