Breaking News Live Updates, 22 August 2024 Latest News Today: Parliament’s Joint Committee on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill will hold its first meeting on Thursday and its members are scheduled to interact with representatives of the ministries of minority affairs, and law and justice. The 31-member committee, headed by BJP member Jagdambika Pal, has been tasked by the Lok Sabha to scrutinise the contentious bill, which has drawn protests from the Opposition parties and Muslim organisations. The Bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha on August 8 and referred to a joint committee of Parliament after a heated debate.
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