The joint parliamentary committee report on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill was tabled in Parliament, sparking opposition protests over alleged exclusion of dissent notes. Home Minister Amit Shah stated that the BJP had no objection to including dissent notes. The government plans to present the revised bill next month. Opposition MPs called the report non-democratic and demanded its withdrawal.
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