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The Waqf Amendment Bill has been introduced in the Lok Sabha. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju introduced the bill in the Lok Sabha for discussion. Speaker Om Birla has set a time of 8 hours for discussion on the bill. If necessary, the Lok Sabha Speaker can also extend it. The government is trying to get the bill passed from the Lok Sabha today itself, after which it will be introduced in the Rajya Sabha.
Who got how much time?
- NDA has been given 4 hours 40 minutes.
- The remaining 3 hours 20 minutes have been given to the opposition.
However, the opposition has sought 12 hours for discussion. On this, Rijiju says that the time for discussion can be extended.
JDU and TDP are supporting the bill
Meanwhile, Chandrababu Naidu’s Telugu Desam Party i.e. TDP and Nitish Kumar’s Janata Dal United i.e. JDU have announced to support the bill. Both the parties have also issued whips to all their MPs to be present in the House.
Congress will strongly oppose the bill – Rahul Gandhi
On the other hand, before the bill was presented, Rahul Gandhi held a meeting with Congress MPs and said that the bill will be strongly opposed. Let us tell you that the number game in the Lok Sabha is in favor of the government. In such a situation, it is believed that the bill will be easily passed in the Lok Sabha. There are 293 MPs in support of the Waqf Bill while there are only 239 MPs in opposition, which is 33 less than the required number.
All the demands of JDU and TDP on Wakf Amendment Bill, which the government accepted
Today Wakf Amendment Bill was presented in Lok Sabha. Now discussion on this bill is going to happen for 8 hours. After this voting will happen to pass this bill. Government is also getting full support of its allies on this bill. But here we are talking about two main parties of NDA, JDU and TDP, who were talking about giving support for a long time but were also asking the government to make some amendments. The reason was that these parties have a good penetration among Muslim voters, so the question arises that what is the reason due to which both these parties have come together.
What will JDU do today on Wakf Bill?
There are a total of 12 MPs in Lok Sabha, JDU is supporting Wakf Bill because the government has accepted JDU’s suggestions regarding this bill.
Which suggestions did the government accept?
- The state government should have jurisdiction over Waqf land.
- The new law should not be implemented from an old date.
- Muslim religious places should not be tampered with.
- Officers above the collector should be appointed for settlement.
What will TDP do today on the Waqf Bill?
There are a total of 16 TDP MPs in the Lok Sabha, all are supporting the bill because all the suggestions of TDP were accepted by the government.
Why is Naidu supporting the Waqf Bill and which suggestions were accepted by the government?
- Properties already registered will remain Waqf properties.
- The collector will not be the final authority for investigation.
- Additional time will be given to submit documents.
Who all are in support of the Waqf Bill?
- BJP- 240 MPs
- LJP(R)- 5 MPs
- TDP-16 MPs
- JDS -2 MPs
- JDU- 12 MPs
- Janasena (Pawan Kalyan)- 2 MPs
- Shivsena (Shinde)- 7 MPs
- RLD- 2 MPs
- Others- 7 MPs
- 272 MPs are required for majority
Total = 293 MPs (21 more than majority)
Who all are against the Waqf Bill?
- Congress- 99 MPs
- NCP (Sharad Pawar)- 8 MPs
- SP- 37 MPs
- RJD- 4 MPs
- TMC- 28 MPs
- AAP- 3 MPs
- DMK- 22 MPs
- JMM- 3 MPs
- SS(UBT)- 9 MPs
- IMUL- 3 MPs
- Left- 8 MPs
- NC- 2 MPs
- Others- 12 MPs
Total = 239 MPs (33 less than required)
