Maulana Fazlur Rehman says , PM Shehbaz Sharif had demanded immediate legislation over the Societies Registration Amendment Act 2024.
Fazl reports that the law ministry had been instructed by the PM to immediately take action regarding the Societies Registration Amendment Act 2024.
The law ministry was also reportedly ordered by the prime minister to implement the Societies Registration Act 2024. This all is as per the desires of the prime minister, stated Maulana Fazlur Rehman.
According to Fazl, PM Shehbaz Sharif directed the law ministry to implement the Societies Registration Act. Fazl said that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed the law ministry to expedite the 2024 revision.
Earlier; JUI-F president Maulana Fazlur Rehman has rejected the government proposal for joint sitting of parliament on madaris registration issue.
Addressing at National Assembly, he insisted that the parliament has already adopted the law regarding mechanism for the registration of religious seminaries. The speaker of the National Assembly, he added, has addressed the objection raised by the president.
Hence, he demanded, the gazette notification for of the Societies Registration (Amendment) Act, 2024.
In case the government showed reluctance in acceptance of his demand, he warned, his party would take to the streets.
Law Minister Azam Nazir Tarar, however, insisted that there is need to address the objection raised by the president on the act. He said the government is ready to sit with JUI-F to discuss the amendments. He highlighted the legal lacunas if the notification was issued without addressing the objections raised by president.
Ittehad Tanzeemat-i-Madaris
Ittehad Tanzeemat-i-Madaris, a conglomerate of five religious seminaries board, in a meeting in Islamabad has also demanded the issuance of gazette notification of the act.
The heads of the five boards of madaris attended the meeting and asked the government that it refrain from creating hurdles in the process of registration of madaris. JUI-F head also attended the meeting held in Jamia Usmania.
The bill, as per reports, pertains to the seminaries registration of by the deputy commissioner office in every district. The process was continuing before 2019. However, an agreement between the religious seminaries and the government in 2019 introduced changes in the process. It made compulsory for madressah to contact the federal ministry of education for registration.
The parliament adopted the new bill (Societies Registration Amendment Act 2024) on October 22 on the occasion of passage of 26th amendment. However, President Asif Ali Zaradri raised objections on it before flying to UAE. The latest development created a rift between JUI-F and the government as both side seemed unwilling to change their stance.
