Opposition members seek extension for parliamentary panel on Waqf Bill

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Opposition members of the Joint Committee on the Waqf Amendment Bill on Monday met Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla with a complaint against panel chairman Jagadambika Pal, accusing him of bulldozing the proceedings on the crucial matter.

In a memorandum to the Speaker, the opposition members also sought an extension of the tenure of the Joint Committee of Parliament by a "reasonable time" to allow substantive deliberations on the expansive legislation.

He is hurrying up, bulldozing the proceedings," DMK member A Raja told reporters after meeting the Speaker.

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Topics: Bill Raja Panel chairman Lok Sabha Mohibbullah Minister Lok Sabha Speaker Modi administration Mohibbullah and AIMIM Asaduddin Owaisi Trinamool Imran Masood Delhi Congress M Nadimul Haque SP Jagadambika Pal Kalyan Banerjee Joint Committee on the Waqf Amendment Bill Uttar Pradesh Mohammed Jawed Syed Naseer Hussain Chairman Bihar The Waqf (Amendment) Bill Speaker of the Lok Sabha M Abdulla Om Birla DMK Joint Committee Parliament of India Speaker Sanjay Singh Islam in India

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