India, April 2 -- The eight-hour debate on the Waqf Amendment Bill, proposing changes to laws that decide how muslim charitable properties are administered started on Wednesday with union minister Kiren Rijiju tabling the Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2025 in the Lok Sabha for consideration and passage.

The bill seeks to improve the administration of Waqf properties, introduce technology-driven management and ensure transparency.

Addressing the House, the minister said that over 97.27 lakh petitions, memorandums were received by the Joint Parliament Committee through physical and online formants and the JPC had gone through each of them before finalizing its report.

The minister said as many as 284 delegations submitted their views on the bill...