The amendment was introduced during the Budget session of Parliament on April 2 after months of discussions in the JPC headed by BJP MP Jagdambika Pal.
The Waqf Bill was passed in the Lok Sabha in the wee hours of April 3 with 288 members supporting it and 232 against it following a 12-hour debate. The Rajya Sabha then cleared the bill early on April 4 with 128 members voting in favour and 95 opposing it.
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