Bihar Assembly Elections: Waqf Law Row Returns | Tejashwi’s Outreach, BJP’s Counter & Muslim Vote Equation

As Bihar heads into high-voltage polls, a new controversy brews over the Waqf (Amendment) Act. RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, the Mahagathbandhan’s Chief Ministerial face, has vowed to scrap the Waqf Act in Bihar if voted to power — a direct appeal to the state’s influential Muslim electorate, particularly in the Seemanchal region. “We will throw the so-called Waqf law into the dustbin,” declared Tejashwi while addressing rallies across Pranpur, Kocha Dhaman, Jokihat, and Narpatganj, where Muslims make up nearly 68% of the population. But his remarks sparked sharp backlash BJP and NDA leaders, including Chirag Paswan and Danish Iqbal, accused Tejashwi of “misleading Muslims” and “politicising religion.” The Waqf (Amendment) Act, passed in Parliament earlier this year, has already been partiall