New Delhi, Jan. 29 -- The Joint Parliamentary Committee on the Waqf Amendment Bill on Wednesday adopted the draft report and the amended revised bill. On January 30, the committee will present the report to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla. However, opposition leaders have also submitted their dissent notes on the report.

Speaking to ANI, the chairman of the JPC, Jagdambika Pal said, "Today, we have adopted the report and the amended revised bill. For the first time, we have included a section stating that the benefits of Waqf should go to the marginalized, poor, women, and orphans. Tomorrow, we will present this report to the Speaker."

"We had 44 clauses before us, out of which amendments were proposed by members in 14 clauses. We conducted ...