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Last Updated: August 05, 2024, 10:01 IST
There is a likelihood of protests and verbal clashes between the treasury and opposition benches if the Centre introduces tweaks to the Waqf Act. (Image: AFP/File)
Union law minister Arjun Ram Meghwal will introduce a Bill in the Lok Sabha to provide reservation to scheduled tribes in the Goa legislative assembly
Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri is all set to table the Bill to modify the Oilfields (Regulation and Development) Act, 1948, while there is a likelihood of protests and verbal clashes between the treasury and opposition benches if the Centre introduces tweaks to the Waqf Act.
The amendments to the 1995 law governing Waqf boards will potentially reduce or restrict the powers of the boards. These pertain to more accountability and transparency in the functioning of Waqf boards and mandatory inclusion of women in these bodies. The Bill will make it mandatory for Waqf boards to register their properties with district collectors to ensure their actual valuation.
Apart from that, the government will introduce a Bill in the Lok Sabha to provide reservation to scheduled tribes (ST) in the Goa legislative assembly. As of now, the ST community has no seats reserved in the state’s assembly. Law minister Arjun Ram Meghwal will introduce the Bill, which is also listed for the Rajya Sabha.
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