‘Namazwadi not Samajwadi’: BJP slams RJD on waqf remark | India News

NEW DELHI: A day after RJD neta Tejashwi Yadav asserted that his bloc, if elected in Bihar, will throw the amended waqf Act within the dustbin, BJP Sunday launched an assault on the “INDI alliance”, accusing it of disrespecting Parliament, misusing minority provisions to dilute SC/ST/OBC reservations, and defending spiritual legal guidelines over civil ones.BJP spokesman Sudhanshu Trivedi particularly focused Yadav for his remarks, drawing parallels between RJD’s stance and Sharia-leaning regimes, and accusing events like RJD and SP of selling “Namazwadi” as an alternative of “samajwadi (socialism)”.Trivedi known as Yadav’s assertion at a rally in Patna a severe disregard for democratic establishments. “The law has been passed by both Houses of Parliament and is under judicial review. At least half a dozen high court rulings, including those from Allahabad and Kolkata, support its validity,” he stated.BJP criticised what it described because the selective use of minority standing provisions underneath successive UPA govts. Citing official information, Trivedi stated over 31,000 establishments have been granted minority standing between 2011 and 2014, which he claimed allowed them to bypass affirmative motion insurance policies relevant to SC, ST, and OBC teams. Institutions like Aligarh Muslim University and Jamia Millia Islamia have been cited as examples.Raising questions over the use and management of waqf properties, Trivedi alleged that vital parts of land stay underutilised and primarily serve elite pursuits.Trivedi questioned whether or not legal guidelines like waqf Act existed in nations comparable to Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Turkiye, or Bangladesh. He additionally recalled Shah Bano case, stating it was solely time in historical past a SC judgment was overturned by Parliament to accommodate spiritual regulation