31-member Parliamentary panel to examine Waqf Amendment Bill

The Waqf (Amendment) Bill was assessed by a 31-member parliamentary committee, focusing on state Waqf boards' powers and property management. Comprising 21 Lok Sabha and 10 Rajya Sabha members, the committee will report in the winter Parliament session. The bill also proposes repealing the Mussalman Wakf Act, 1923, and renaming the Wakf Act, 1995.