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The Karnataka High Court has temporarily stayed the Siddaramaiah-led state government’s 30 August 2023, order authorising the Karnataka State Waqf Board (WB) to issue marriage certificates to Muslim applicants. The court, led by Chief Justice N V Anjaria and Justice K V Aravind, questioned the legality of the move and noted that such certificates may […]
Kolkata: Alleging high-handedness and arbitrary action of the chairman of the JPC on the Waqf Amendment Bill, Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee on Thursday said opposition members of the Joint Parliamentary Committee will boycott the next round of meetings beginning November 9. Banerjee, a member of the JPC on the Waqf Amendment Bill, said the […]
Opposition MPs walked out of the Joint Parliamentary Committee meeting on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill alleging that the changes to the report were made without the knowledge of the Delhi government, however, they rejoined later. Several opposition members on Monday staged a walked out from the Waqf Bill meeting chaired by joint parliamentary committee chairman […]
TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee. File | Photo Credit: PTI TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee was suspended from the Joint Committee meeting on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2024 on Tuesday (October 22, 2024), after he reportedly broke a glass bottle during an argument with BJP MPs. Reportedly, Mr. Banerjee smashed a glass water bottle and threw it […]