Tejashwi trying to ‘appease’ Muslims with Waqf Act remarks: Kiren Rijiju
Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday criticised Tejashwi Yadav, the CM-candidate of Rashtriya Janata Dal in Bihar, for his announcement to scrap the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 if his alliance formed government. Rijiju labelled Yadav’s promise as immature and unconstitutional, pointing out no state government can annul a law passed by Parliament. He further accused Yadav of indulging in vote-bank politics by making assurances aimed at “appeasing” the Muslim community ahead of the assembly elections. The minister stated that the public was watching such political statements with scepticism and that the law applies uniformly across the country, irrespective of which state is in power.
The Key points
- Tejashwi Yadav pledged to discard the Waqf Act if his government takes charge in Bihar.
- Kiren Rijiju criticised the declaration as constitutionally impossible for a state government.
- The Union Minister accused Yadav of lacking maturity in making such a statement.
- Rijiju said the remarks signalled an attempt to win Muslim votes through targeted assurances.
- The Waqf Act, as enacted by Parliament, holds across all states and cannot be unilaterally overturned.
- The minister argued that the public is aware and sceptical of political appeasement tactics.
- The commentaries come amid the run-up to the Bihar Assembly elections.
- Yadav’s party, the RJD, is positioning him as the chief ministerial face of the coalition.
- The law’s validity cannot be challenged by mere political promises without proper legal recourse.
- The confrontation highlights tensions between state-level election rhetoric and central legislative authority.
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