Centre calls meeting of All MPs to discuss Waqf Amendment Bill today
New Delhi: The Central Government has convened a meeting of all Members of Parliament (MPs) on Wednesday to discuss the Waqf Amendment Bill 2024. The session, scheduled from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. in Coordination Room No. 5 of the Parliament, will provide MPs with a one-hour briefing on the proposed amendments to Waqf laws.
The government aims to clarify the bill’s provisions ahead of its presentation in Parliament, amid growing opposition. The proposed amendments have sparked controversy, with various groups accusing the Centre of acting against the interests of the Muslim community.
Several Muslim organisations, including Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind, have raised objections, warning that the amendments could lead to mismanagement of Waqf properties and undermine the autonomy of the community in managing its endowments. The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has announced large-scale protests, with a demonstration scheduled in Patna’s Gardanibagh on March 26, followed by another in Vijayawada on March 29.
AIMPLB spokesperson Qasim Rasool Ilyas condemned the bill, calling it communal and alleging that the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) ignored opposition parties and Muslim organisations during its review. The 31-member JPC proposed amendments, which were approved by a majority of 15 BJP MPs against 11 opposition members, leading to dissent from opposition leaders over the bill’s impact on Muslim religious and charitable institutions.
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Man kills woman lecturer, sets car ablaze; dies by suicide in Karnataka
Bengaluru (PTI): A 46-year-old man allegedly killed a woman lecturer by setting fire to the car with her inside, before dying by suicide; his severed body was found by railway police the next day, police said on Tuesday.
The deceased, identified as Ramanjinappa, a resident of Doddaballapura, was a contract worker in the tahsildar’s office, they said.
Police said the man, who was married and had apparently separated from his wife, was in an illicit relationship with a woman identified as Saroja, whose charred body was found inside a gutted car in an isolated area near the Bashetty Industrial Area in Doddaballapura taluk on the outskirts of Bengaluru.
Saroja was also married and had a son, police said.
According to police, on Saturday, the man allegedly borrowed a car from an acquaintance, claiming he had a medical emergency and needed to visit a hospital.
Citing preliminary investigations, a senior police officer said the man picked up the lecturer from a bus stop in Devanahalli. The two spent a couple of hours driving around Nandi Hills and nearby areas.
Later, they reached a secluded spot in Doddaballapura, where it is suspected that an argument ensued inside the car, following which he allegedly hit her on the head with a hammer, the officer said.
He then set the car on fire, reportedly using petrol, and is believed to have died by suicide thereafter, police said.
Locals who saw the burning car alerted the police and fire department, who rushed to the spot, extinguished the fire, and found the woman’s body completely charred inside the vehicle, the officer added.
His severed body was found near railway tracks in Bidadi by the railway police on Sunday, he said.
The motive and whether the crime was premeditated or impulsive are under investigation, he said.
Saroja’s husband filed a complaint accusing Ramanjinappa of killing her, police said, adding that a detailed investigation is underway to establish the exact sequence of events.
