New Delhi (06.09.2024): Top bureaucrats made detailed presentation to the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on Waqf (Amendment) Bill wherein they disclosed details about encroached Waqf properties in the National Capital Region and also those belonging to Ministry of Railways and Road Transport.

Chairman of Railway Board Satish Gautam, Member (Infrastructure) of Railway Board Anil Kumar Khandelwal, Urban Affairs and Road Transport Secretary Anurag Jain (IAS: 1989: MP) and senior officials from other ministries made presentation to JPC. The ministry officials argued that Waqf Amendment will help them remove encroachment on government land and carry out development projects faster.