Joint Drafting Committee

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  Rules On 2 Non-Muslim Members Among 14 Changes To Waqf Amendment Bill

  The parliamentary committee that cleared the Waqf Amendment Bill - which seeks to make 44 changes to the way Muslim charitable properties are managed in the country - made 14 alterations to the draft as it greenlit the proposed legislation Monday.

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  Waqf Amendment Bill Cleared By Joint Parliamentary Committee, 14 Amendments Approved

  A joint parliamentary committee led by a BJP MP cleared the Waqf Amendment Bill Monday with 14 changes to the draft tabled in the House August last yea, but 44 other changes, proposed by opposition MPs, were rejected,

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  Simultaneous Polls Bill 12th To Be Sent To Joint Parliamentary Panel Since 2015

  The two bills that lay down legal framework to hold simultaneous polls in the country are latest in the series of draft laws to be referred to a joint committee of Parliament since 2015.

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  First Meeting Of Parliament Panel On Waqf Amendment Bill Underway

  Parliament's Joint Committee on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill met in Delhi for the first time today where officials from the minority affairs and law ministries are briefing them about the various amendments proposed in the draft law.

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  Government to Present New Data Protection Bill Draft in Next Few Days: IT Minister

  The government will be coming out with a fresh draft of the data protection bill in the next few days, Union IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Thursday. The minister made it clear that even in the absence of a law on data protection, one must not worry about infringement of privacy because the Supreme Court has declared it to be a fundamental ri...

• 2G scam: Parliamentary panel clears PM, Chidambaram; 'black day', says Opposition

  The Joint Parliamentary Committee studying the 2G spectrum scam today adopted its controversial draft report that gives a clean chit to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Finance Minister P Chidambaram. Expectedly, a furious Opposition, led by the BJP, slammed the report, calling it a "black day for parliamentary committees".

• 2G case: Joint Parliamentary Committee's Monday meeting postponed

  The crucial sitting of the Joint Parliamentary Committee slated to be held on Monday to adopt its controversial draft report on 2G scam has been postponed in view of the National Integration Council (NIC) meeting.

• Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) meets today to discuss 2G report, BJP says chairman Chacko has lost confidence

  The Joint Parliamentary Committee or JPC that looked into the 2G telecom scam will meet today to discuss and, the government hopes, adopt a draft report that has alreay been rejected by members of opposition parties. The Left and BJP object to the clean chit that the panel, headed by the Congress' PC Chacko, has given to Prime Minister Manmohan Sin...

• Parliamentary panel meets today to discuss 2G report; BJP steps up pressure on PM

  The Joint Parliamentary Committee or JPC will hold its crucial meeting today to discuss and adopt the draft report on the 2G spectrum scam. But the meeting is set to be stormy one as Opposition parties getting ready to corner JPC chairman P C Chacko over clean chit to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Finance Minister P Chidambaram.

• DMK seeks removal of PC Chacko as chairman of Joint Parliamentary Committee

  The DMK on Monday sought the removal of PC Chacko as chairman of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) examining the 2G spectrum allocation, alleging that he had leaked the panel's draft report to the media.