J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Tuesday that the Waqf (Amendment) Bill is not acceptable to him and he will always oppose it.<\/p>\n
“Waqf Amendment Bill is not acceptable to me, and I will always oppose it,” said the Chief Minister while talking to media persons on the sidelines of an official function here after inaugurating the free bus service for women.<\/p>\n
Earlier, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju informed that the Waqf (Amendment) Bill will be tabled in the Lok Sabha on April 2 (Wednesday), soon after the Question Hour and will be followed by a comprehensive and detailed discussion extending up to eight hours.<\/p>\n
Talking to media persons, the Minister for Minority Affairs said: “Some members wanted six hours, others wanted four hours. However, the Opposition demanded 12 hours for the discussion, but a broad consensus was reached for an eight-hour-long discussion on the bill. Depending on the sense of the House, the Speaker could take the decision to extend it as well.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the Chief Minister on Tuesday inaugurated the free bus services for women in Jammu & Kashmir at Sher-e-Kashmir International Convention Centre (SKICC) in Srinagar.<\/p>\n
He was accompanied by Minister for Social Welfare and Education, Sakina Itoo, Advisor to Chief Minister, Nasir Aslam Wani, MLA, Zadibal, Tanveer Sadiq and other functionaries.<\/p>\n
Omar Abdullah described the free bus service for women as a great initiative of his government, adding that the free services will remain available from Tuesday onwards in all the districts of Jammu & Kashmir.<\/p>\n
He said that his government will compensate the State Road Transport Corporation (SRTC) and Smart Bus Transport agencies for providing the free service.<\/p>\n
In reply to a question, Omar Abdullah said that the forthcoming visit of Union Home Minister Amit Shah is not connected with the Kathua encounter.<\/p>\n
He said his government has high hopes from the Union Home Minister’s visit.<\/p>\n
Amit Shah is arriving on a visit to J&K next week. The Home Minister’s visit comes ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit on April 19. PM Modi will inaugurate the 272-kms-long Katra-Baramulla Vande Bharat train service.<\/p>\n
The project includes the world’s highest railway bridge over the Chenab River in Ramban district and the Anji Khad cable-stayed railway bridge in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district.<\/p>\n
This is India’s first cable-stayed railway bridge.<\/p>\n
The bridge is part of the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) project.<\/p>\n
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