<p>New Delhi: The joint committee of Parliament examining the <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/waqf">Waqf</a> (Amendment) Bill submitted its report to <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/lok-sabha">Lok Sabha</a> Speaker Om Birla on Thursday.</p>.<p>Panel chairperson Jagdambika Pal met Birla at his Parliament House office and handed over the report.</p>.<p>The panel on Wednesday adopted by a majority vote its report that contained changes suggested by members of the ruling BJP, prompting the opposition to dub the exercise an attempt to destroy Waqf boards.</p>.'Serious violation' of fundamental rights: Karnataka Board raises objections to Waqf Bill.<p>The Joint Committee of Parliament on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill adopted the report on the draft legislation by a 15-11 majority vote.</p>.<p>Opposition members submitted dissent notes to the report.</p>.<p>BJP members insisted that the Bill, introduced in the Lok Sabha in August last year, seeks to bring modernity, transparency and accountability in the management of Waqf properties. </p>.<p>On the other hand, the opposition termed it an attack on the constitutional rights of the Muslim community and interference in the functioning of Waqf boards. </p>
<p>New Delhi: The joint committee of Parliament examining the <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/waqf">Waqf</a> (Amendment) Bill submitted its report to <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/lok-sabha">Lok Sabha</a> Speaker Om Birla on Thursday.</p>.<p>Panel chairperson Jagdambika Pal met Birla at his Parliament House office and handed over the report.</p>.<p>The panel on Wednesday adopted by a majority vote its report that contained changes suggested by members of the ruling BJP, prompting the opposition to dub the exercise an attempt to destroy Waqf boards.</p>.'Serious violation' of fundamental rights: Karnataka Board raises objections to Waqf Bill.<p>The Joint Committee of Parliament on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill adopted the report on the draft legislation by a 15-11 majority vote.</p>.<p>Opposition members submitted dissent notes to the report.</p>.<p>BJP members insisted that the Bill, introduced in the Lok Sabha in August last year, seeks to bring modernity, transparency and accountability in the management of Waqf properties. </p>.<p>On the other hand, the opposition termed it an attack on the constitutional rights of the Muslim community and interference in the functioning of Waqf boards. </p>