Jammu Tawi, Feb. 27 -- The Union Cabinet has approved the Waqf (Amendment) Bill on the basis of a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) report which was tabled in Parliament on February 13. According to sources, the Cabinet approved the amendments to the bill during a meeting on February 19.



The report was tabled in both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha during the first half of the 2025 Budget Session in Parliament amid uproar by the Opposition, leading to brief adjournments of proceedings in both the Houses.

The Opposition MPs claimed that their dissent notes were redacted from the JPC report. But the Centre denied the allegation.

The sources said the Union Cabinet approved the report last week, paving the way to introduce the bill, wh...