Hyderabad, Jan. 30 -- The Joint Parliament Committee (JPC) on the Waqf Amendment Bill submitted its final report to the Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Thursday, January 30 at his office in Parliament House.

The JPC chairman Jagdambika Pal met Speaker Birla and submitted the report. The draft report was adopted by the panel on January 29 by a 15:11 majority vote. The final report contained the changes suggested by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) members but those made by the Opposition were reportedly ignored.

Later, the JPC chairman told ANI, "I hope we have fulfilled the responsibility that was given to us by the Speaker. The government wanted to hold discussions on bringing this new law. The way...