Daijiworld Media Network - Patna

Patna, Jun 30: A fresh political clash has erupted following RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav’s fiery speech at the ‘Save Waqf, Save Constitution’ rally in Patna, with leaders from the BJP and the INDIA bloc trading sharp allegations over the contentious Waqf Amendment Act. Tejashwi, addressing a massive crowd at Gandhi Maidan, vowed to repeal the Act if the RJD-Congress-Left alliance returns to power, declaring it a “black law” and promising to throw it into the “dustbin.” The comment triggered a fierce response from the BJP, which accused the Opposition of weaponising religious issues to manipulate voters in the poll-bound state.

The BJP condemned the rally as a communal ploy, with Rajya Sabha MP Sudhanshu Trivedi alleging that the Opposition was attempting to transform the Constitution into “Sharia script” under the guise of social justice, in a bid to salvage its minority vote bank. Union Minister Giriraj Singh took a personal jab at Tejashwi, accusing him of abandoning socialist principles to become a “namaazwadi,” while attacking Lalu Prasad Yadav for fostering dynastic politics under a pseudo-secular facade.

JD(U) leaders added fuel to the fire, questioning the RJD’s actual track record on minority welfare during its previous 15-year rule in Bihar. Minister Ashok Choudhary challenged the party’s M.Y. (Muslim-Yadav) narrative, asking how many concrete steps were taken then to improve conditions for minorities, particularly in education and infrastructure.

RJD, however, shot back, accusing the BJP of deliberately communalising the issue. The party maintained that the call to scrap the Waqf Act was rooted in constitutional principles, not religious division, and claimed the BJP’s response revealed nervousness about losing ground among voters. Party spokesperson Mrityunjay Tiwari said the ruling party was once again falling back on its “agenda of hate” after being rattled by the strength of the rally.

Congress also weighed in, defending its opposition to the Waqf reforms in Parliament. Pawan Khera pointed out that despite 232 MPs voting against the amendments, the ruling government bulldozed them through with its majority. He reaffirmed that the INDIA bloc would continue to challenge the legislation both inside and outside Parliament.

Meanwhile, BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi accused the Opposition of launching a cynical campaign aimed at exploiting religious sentiments to polarise voters ahead of elections. He said that spreading fear among communities for electoral gain had become a routine strategy for parties like RJD and Congress, but expressed confidence that voters would see through the “gimmicks.”

As the controversy deepens, the Waqf Amendment Act has become yet another flashpoint in Bihar’s intensifying political battleground, with both camps using it to galvanise support—and deepen divides.