Lok Sabha extends tenure of Waqf JPC

• Lok Sabha adopted a motion to extend the term of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on the Waqf Amendment Bill until the end of the Budget Session in 2025.

• The JPC was constituted on August 8, and was supposed to submit its report on the last day of the first week of the Winter Session, November 29.

• The motion was adopted just before the House adjourned for the day amid Opposition protests over the Adani issue and violence in Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh.

• Opposition parties have criticized the proposed amendments to the existing Waqf Act, claiming they violate the religious rights of Muslims.