Confrontation breaks out between BJP and Opposition during Waqf bill parliamentary committee meeting
A confrontation occurred between members of the ruling BJP and the Opposition during a parliamentary committee meeting on Tuesday that was discussing the Waqf (Amendment) Bill. The BJP MPs were accused by the opposition of using inappropriate language against them, causing them to walk out of the meeting for the second day in a row.
A fight broke out after a intense argument among BJP MPs Nishikant Dubey, Dilip Saikia, Abhijit Ganguly, Trinamool MP Kalyan Banerjee, and Congress’s Gaurav Gogoi regarding the suggestion to involve women in Waqf boards.
BJP MPs allege Opposition of abusing chairperson
The Opposition claimed that the committee’s chairperson, Jagdambika Pal, was not following the rules and did not act against the BJP MPs. However, the BJP MPs claimed that the chairperson was being verbally abused by the Opposition members.
The Centre introduced the Waqf (Amendment) Bill on July 28. However, despite facing strong objection from the opposition parties, the legislation was directed to a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on August 8.
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Opposition MPs walk out after Anwar Manipaddy accuses Kharge of being involved in Waqf land scams
The Opposition walked out on Monday when Anwar Manippady, ex-chair of the Karnataka State Minorities Commission, claimed Mallikarjun Kharge, Congress president, was part of Waqf land scandals. Manippady was one of the individuals called to provide testimony on the legislation.
Referring to regulations, Opposition members of parliament argued that it is not permissible to bring forward “unproven allegations” against “high dignitaries” during panel sessions. They alleged that the chair of the committee disregarded their protests and permitted the deposition to proceed.
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Last month, Nishikant Dubey, a BJP MP, expressed significant worries regarding the 1.25 crore submissions received on the Waqf bill to Pal. He requested the Union Home Ministry to conduct an investigation. Dubey claimed that extremist organizations, people such as Zakir Naik, or “foreign powers” could be involved.
