A massive row erupted in Parliament today after several Opposition MPs alleged that parts of their dissent notes had been deleted from a Joint Parliamentary Committee’s report on the Waqf Amendment Bill. The government has trashed the allegation.
Speaking on the issue in Rajya Sabha, Leader of the Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge said, “Many members have given their dissent note. Removing them from proceedings and keeping only the majority view is condemnable and anti-democracy.”
Responding to the Opposition’s charge, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said there is no deletion of any part of the report. “Don’t mislead the House, Opposition parties are making an unnecessary issue, the allegation is false, JPC conducted all proceedings, no rule was violated,” he said.
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