Ten opposition MPs were suspended for a day on Friday following chaos during the Joint Parliamentary Committee meeting on the Waqf (Amendment Bill) 2024.
Kalyan Banerjee, Md Jawaid, A Raja, Asaduddin Owaisi, Nasir Hussain, Mohibullah, M Abdullah, Arvind Sawant, Nadimul Haq and Imran Masood are the MPs who are suspended.
Trinamool Congress (TMC)MP Kalyan Banerjee criticised the committee’s chairman, Jagdambika Pal, for disregarding opposition voices.
TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee said, “We repeatedly requested the meeting to be held on January 30 and 31, but our requests were ignored. When we landed in Delhi last night, the subject of the meeting was changed. Initially, we were informed that the meeting would proceed clause by clause. What is happening inside feels like an undeclared emergency. They are rushing through things because of the Delhi elections – it is politically motivated. The chairman doesn’t listen to anyone, and it feels like Zamindari. They show no respect for opposition members. This JPC has become a farce”.
Banerjee added, “The way the JPC is going on is unprecedented. The rights of every opposition member are curtailed. Depositions are not given to us. We all rushed last night and were told the agenda had been changed. The chairman is a doll. An investigation appointed by the Supreme Court should be done. All opposition MPs are being humiliated. The chairman considers us domestic servants.”
The Government wants to destroy all Waqt properties, Asaduddin Owaisi, AIMIM chief alleged.
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