Parliament Highlights | Lok Sabha passes Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025 after 12-hr-long debate

Parliament LIVE | Manipur President's Rule and the Immigration and Foreigners Bill will be discussed today in the RS

Parliament LIVE | Reworked Waqf Bill to be tabled in Lok Sabha today

The reworked Waqf (Amendment) Bill is all set to be brought in the Lok Sabha for passage on Wednesday with a Parliamentary committee allocating eight hours for its discussion in a meeting that saw the Opposition walking out in protest.

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Parliament LIVE | Oppn to 'unitedly' fight Modi govt on reworked Waqf Bill in Lok Sabha, 'expose' BJP allies

Opposition I.N.D.I.A. bloc will “unitedly” fight the Narendra Modi government on the reworked Waqf (Amendment) Bill in Lok Sabha on Wednesday and seeks to “expose” BJP allies like TDP and JD(U) that project themselves as Muslim-friendly parties, sources said.

All constituents have asked their MPs to be present during voting of the contentious Bill, a new version of which is returning to Parliament after scrutiny by a Joint Parliamentary Committee, but instructed them not to disrupt proceedings.

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Parliament LIVE | Waqf Amendment Bill is evil in the name of reform: Congress MP Sukhdev Bhagat

Parliament LIVE | Rahul Gandhi meets Cong MPs ahead of Waqf bill tabling

Parliament LIVE | Pawan Kalyan's Janasena extends support to Waqf Amendment bill

Parliament LIVE | Cong MP Imran Pratapgarhi protests against Waqf (Amendment) Bill in Parl premises

Parliament LIVE | Proceedings begin in both Houses; Waqf Amendment Bill to be tabled in LS today

Parliament LIVE | April 2 being Autism Awareness Day, RS Chairman speaks on the importance of inclusivity for individuals with autism

Parliament LIVE | If an MP sends an adjournment notice for discussion, minimum requirement is for them to be present in the House, says RS Chair

Parliament LIVE | George Kurian says Christians were insulted by Communists in jibe at John Brittas

Parliament LIVE | Farm laws withdrawn for Modi govt's haste, same shouldn't happen with Waqf Bill, says RJD's Manoj Jha

Parliament LIVE | 'Sin and crime BJP about to commit won't stop here', AAP's Sanjay Singh warns Indians on Waqf Amendment Bill

Parliament LIVE | YSRCP to oppose Waqf bill in Lok Sabha: MP Gurumurthy

Parliament LIVE | Union minister Kiren Rijijju tables Waqf (Amendment) Bill as proposed by JPC for consideration in Lok Sabha

Union Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday tabled the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025, in the Lok Sabha, which seeks to improve the functioning of Waqf properties, address complexities, ensure transparency and introduce technology-driven management.

Tabling the Bill, which was examined and redrafted by a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC), Rijiju said the legislation has nothing to do with religion, but deals only with properties.

Parliament LIVE | Govt, JPC received several memoranda, suggestions from stakeholders, experts on Waqf Bill: Rijiju in Lok Sabha.

Parliament LIVE | Waqf board has nothing to do with Waqf property management, says Rijiju

Parliament LIVE | Furore in Lok Sabha as Rijiju speaks on Waqf Amendment Bill

Parliament LIVE | You tried to mislead people on issues which are not part of Waqf Bill: Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju to opposition in LS.

Parliament LIVE | Govt will not interfere in the management of mosques, Rijiju says in LS

Parliament LIVE | India has the highest Waqf property in the world; why are Indian Muslims so poor, asks Rijiju

Parliament LIVE | India has the highest Waqf properties in the world; why are Indian Muslims so poor, asks Rijiju

Parliament LIVE | Poor Muslims are requesting me to pass the Waqf Amendment Bill, claims Kiren Rijiju

Parliament LIVE | Changes made in Waqf law by UPA govt gave it overriding effect over other statutes, hence new amendments were required: Rijiju.

Parliament LIVE | Bill won't allow creation of Waqf property in land belonging to tribals, says Rijiju

Parliament LIVE | Sec 40 of earlier Act was used to declare any land as Waqf property, claims Rijiju

Parliament LIVE | Kiren Rijiju ends speech, Gaurav Gogoi to speak on Oppn's behalf

Parliament LIVE | Gaurav Gogoi claims there was no discussion within minority affairs ministry on Waqf Amendment bill, says Rijiju's comments misleading

Parliament LIVE | Waqf Bill to be renamed as Unified Waqf Management Empowerment, Efficiency and Development (UMEED) Bill: Rijiju.

Parliament LIVE | 'Modi govt wants religion certificate', Gaurav Gogoi slams limiting Waqf to practising Muslims

Parliament LIVE | While you were writing mercy petitions, Indian Muslims joined the independence struggle: Gogoi to BJP

Parliament LIVE | Waqf not religious, but statutory body, says Ravi Shankar Prasad

Parliament LIVE | Whenever BJP brings a new bill, they try to hide their own incompetency, says Akhilesh Yadav

Parliament LIVE | Amendments manifestly arbitrary, and therefore can't be passed by Parl, claims TMC's Kalyan

Parliament LIVE | DMK's A Raja raises objections against provisions of contentious Waqf Bill in LS

Parliament LIVE | Don't mix religion and politics, says DMK's A Raja during debate on Waqf Bill

Parliament LIVE | Details about provisions of the Waqf (Amendment) Bill

Parliament LIVE | 'RSS like Nazi party': DMK's A Raja quotes Nehru in his closing remarks on Waqf Bill

Parliament LIVE | TDP's Krishna Prasad Tenneti says party suggested amendments to protect Muslims' interests

Parliament LIVE | Waqf not a religious establishment, it's a trust that manages properties, says Lalan Singh

Parliament LIVE | 'If you don't like how Modi ji looks, don't look at him ... but praise the work that he's done since 2014', says Lalan Singh to Opposition

Parliament LIVE | If Modi ji has worked to help Muslims, it should be praised, says Lalan Singh

Parliament LIVE | Narrative against Waqf Bill spread by those using Muslims as vote banks, says Lalan Singh

Parliament LIVE | Shinde's son Shrikant speaks in support of Waqf (Amendment) Bill

Parliament LIVE | Shinde's son Shrikant targets Opposition over Aurangzeb row amid discusion on Waqf Bill

Parliament LIVE | INDI alliance opposing Waqf Bill to hide own corruption, says Shrikant Shinde

Parliament LIVE | Congress' Imran Masood speaks against Waqf (Amendment) Bill

Parliament LIVE | This is Hindustan, not Pakistan or Taliban, Anurag Thakur tells Oppn amid Waqf Bill debate

Parliament LIVE | India saw a partition in 1947; won't allow second partition in name of 'land jihad', says Anurag Thakur

Parliament | Last nail in the coffin of Congress' appeasement politics, says Anurag Thakur on Waqf Bill

Parliament LIVE | CPI(M) opposes Waqf (Amendment) Bill, says MP K Radhakrishnan

Parliament LIVE | 'Why Rijiju has guilty conscience?,' asks Congress' K C Venugopal amid Waqf Bill debate

Parliament LIVE | 'Today BJP is against Muslims, tomorrow it will be Christians, Sikhs, other minorities', says K C Venugopal

Parliament LIVE | Amit Shah speaks in support of Waqf (Amendment) Bill in Lok Sabha

Parliament LIVE | Narrative against Waqf Bill attempt by Oppn to scare minorities, extract votes, says Amit Shah

Parliament LIVE | Waqf boards carry out not 'religious' but 'administrative' work, Amit Shah

Parliament LIVE | UPA govt made Waqf laws extreme in 2013, necessitated these amendments, says Amit Shah

Parliament LIVE | Furore in Lok Sabha interrupts Amit Shah's speech; Om Birla urges calm

Parliament LIVE | LoP Rahul Gandhi arrives in Parliament as Amit Shah speaks on the Waqf Bill

Parliament LIVE | Immigration and Foreigners Bill passed as Rajya Sabha gives its nod

Parliament LIVE | Lalu Prasad himself in 2014 had asked for stricter Waqf rules after UPA amended laws, says Amit Shah

Parliament LIVE | 2013 amendments to Waqf Bill was only discussed for 5.5 hours; these amendments have so far been discussed for 16.5 hours, says Amit Shah

Parliament LIVE | Waqf law made 'extreme' in 2013 for appeasement; if it was not done then this bill might not have been needed: Amit Shah in Lok Sabha

Parliament LIVE | Waqf council, boards will be aimed at catching those exploiting Waqf properties, says Amit Shah in Lok Sabha

Parliament LIVE | Oppisition opposed Triple Talaq law, CAA as well, stoking fears in Muslims: they are doing the same with Waqf Bill, says Amit Shah

Parliament LIVE | An MP threatened minorities won't accept this law; it is Indian govt's, Parliament's law, everyone will have to accept it, says Amit Shah

Parliament LIVE | IUML MP E T Mohammed Basheer speaks against Waqf (Amendment) Bill in Lok Sabha

Parliament LIVE | 'Lakhs of poor Muslims will be affected': SP MP Iqra Choudhary speaks against Waqf (Amendment) Bill in Lok Sabha

Parliament LIVE | AAP MP Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer speaks against Waqf (Amendment) Bill in Lok Sabha

Parliament LIVE | Janasena MP Taneglla Uday Srinivas speaks in support of Waqf (Amendment) Bill in Lok Sabha

Parliament LIVE | In one Karnataka district, Waqf board grabbed 15,000 acres of land, says BJP MP Tejasvi Surya

Parliament LIVE | Farmer suicides in Karnataka due to Waqf landgrab 'result' of UPA-era changes, says BJP MP Tejasvi Surya

Parliament LIVE | AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi speaks on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill in Lok Sabha

Parliament LIVE | JD(S) MP M Mallesh Babu declares party's support for Waqf (Amendment) Bill

Parliament LIVE | SP MP Afzal Ansari speaks against Waqf (Amendment) Bill in Lok Sabha

Parliament LIVE | BJP deliberately targetting Muslims, minorities across India, says Congress MP Amarinder Singh Raja Warring

Parliament LIVE | Congress MP Amarinder Singh Warring's comments expunged by LS chair Dilip Saikia

Parliament LIVE | BJP MP Smita Uday Wagh speaks in support of Waqf (Amendment) Bill in LS

Parliament LIVE | SAD MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal's reference to Manipur, anti-minority politics by BJP, sparks row in LS

Parliament LIVE | Debate on Waqf (Amendment) Bill continues as Lok Sabha calms down after SAD MP's comments

Parliament LIVE | BJP MP Sambit Patra speaks in favour of 'historic' Waqf (Amendment) Bill in LS

Parliament LIVE | Waqf properties do not exist in Turkey, Libya, Egypt, Sudan, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Tunisia, Iraq, says BJP MP Sambit Patra

Parliament LIVE | Seems to me half of Waqf properties belong to a 'parivar', says Sambit Patra in veiled dig at Gandhis

Parliament LIVE | Pakistan founding father Jinnah set up first Waqf board in India in 1911, says BJP MP Nishikant Dubey

Parliament LIVE | For votes, Oppn has made its entire politics about Muslims; doesn't care about Hindus, says BJP MP Nishikant Dubey

Parliament LIVE | LS session extended till vote for passage of Bill: Om Birla

Speaker Om Birla announces in the lower House that the session has been extended till the Waqf Bill comes up for voting.

Parliament LIVE | Waqf (Amendment) Bill violates Article 14, 25 of Constitution, says AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi

Parliament LIVE | 'Disempowerment in the name of efficiency': Owaisi slams Waqf Bill in LS

Parliament LIVE | Waqf Board is a pure religious institution, asserts AIMIM chief Owaisi

Parliament LIVE | Should not use words ‘constitutional’ and ‘unconstitutional’ so lightly: Kiren Rijiju

Rijiju concludes debate; voting for Waqf bill in LS underway

Lok Sabha clears proposal to take up Waqf (Amendment) Bill for consideration after division of votes

LS takes up amendments moved by Opposition members on Waqf (Amendment) Bill

Four amendments seeking changes in Waqf Bill moved by govt accepted by voice vote

Lok Sabha passes Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025 after 12-hr-long debate

Lok Sabha taking up discussion on Proclamation of President's Rule in Manipur at 2 am