Waqf Board JPC Meeting Turns Violent; TMC MP Injured Amid Heated Debate

During a Waqf Board meeting TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee picked up a glass water bottle kept there and hit it on the table.

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A scuffle broke out during the meeting of the joint parliamentary committee regarding the Waqf Board on Tuesday, October 22. During the uproar, TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee picked up a glass water bottle kept there and hit it on the table and hurt himself by accident.

According to the PTI reports, TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee suspended for one day from Parliamentary committee on Waqf for unruly conduct.

According to ANI, Kalyan Banerjee wanted to speak out of turn despite having already addressed the assembly three times. BJP MP Abhijit Gangopadhyay raised objections, leading to a heated exchange between the two, during which sources reported that both used abusive language.

The committee convened on Monday, inviting officials from the Ministry of Minority Affairs to provide oral testimony concerning the bill. This meeting is part of a broader national effort to tackle ongoing issues related to the management of waqf properties. During the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) meeting, discussions grew tense as opposition members challenged the consultative process involved in drafting the legislation.

(With Agency Inputs)