Tejashwi Yadav called the Waqf Bill unconstitutional, said- BJP wants to divide the country

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Saturday strongly condemned the Waqf Amendment Bill, 2025, calling it unconstitutional and accused the BJP of using it to divide the country and divert attention from important issues. His remarks came after the bill was passed by both Houses of Parliament after a long and intense debate. “RJD has opposed the Waqf Bill in the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. All our MPs voted against it. We all believe that this is an unconstitutional bill, it is a violation of Article 26,” Yadav said at a press conference. Tejashwi accused the BJP of pushing the bill to promote polarisation. “BJP people want to polarise, divide the country, they want to divert attention from real issues like unemployment, inflation, migration, economic condition, poverty,” he said. Yadav also targeted the ideological roots of the ruling party. He said, “RSS and BJP are against the Constitution because they want to implement the law of Nagpur (RSS headquarters). We are secular, do politics of ideology and principles. We have never compromised on ideology, we will never do and will keep fighting.” Without directly naming Bihar CM Nitish Kumar, Yadav said, “Hon’ble CM is not well, I don’t want to comment on him, but the parties which call themselves secular have been exposed. This shows that they are selfish for power.” Meanwhile, as the Bihar assembly elections approach, the Nitish Kumar-led JD(U)’s position appears to be in jeopardy as five party members have resigned from their posts after the Waqf Bill was passed in Parliament, indicating dissatisfaction with the party’s position – a development that could strengthen Kumar’s main political rival Tejashwi Yadav in the upcoming elections. The Waqf (Amendment) Bill was passed in the Lok Sabha on Thursday after a 12-hour debate, with 288 MPs voting in favour and 232 against it. On Friday, the Rajya Sabha approved it with 128 votes in favour and 95 against it after rejecting all the amendments moved by the opposition. Defending the bill, Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said it incorporated suggestions from stakeholders and was aimed at improving transparency and governance of waqf institutions.