‘Panel not functioning as per rules’: Oppn MPs boycott JPC on Waqf bil | India News – Times of India
NEW DELHI: The Joint Committee of Parliament that met on Monday to discuss the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, saw opposition MPs boycott the meeting, alleging that the panel did not function as per rules. The opposition MPs alleged Anwar Manippadi of making unnecessary charges against Karnataka government and Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge.Opposition MPs like Gaurav Gogoi and Imran Masood of the Congress, A Raja of the DMK, Arvind Sawant of the Shiv Sena (UBT), AIMIM's Asaduddin Owaisi, Samjwadi Party's Mohibbullah and Sanjay Singh of the Aam Aadmi Party, staged a walk out and expressed strong sentiments against its proceedings."We have boycotted because the committee is not functioning with principles and norms of the committee. Ethically and principally they are wrong...", Shiv Sena...