Overview

• At a ‘Save Waqf, Save Constitution’ rally in Patna, Tejashwi Yadav vowed that a Mahagathbandhan government would consign the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, to the dustbin, framing it as an assault on Muslim charitable endowments.
• BJP national spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia accused Tejashwi of pursuing a Sharia agenda and demeaning a law passed by both houses of Parliament and now pending Supreme Court review.
• JD(U) spokesperson Dr. Nihora Prasad Yadav contrasted Tejashwi’s promise with Nitish Kumar’s minority welfare initiatives, citing increased funding, salary support for madrasa teachers, and the creation of a minority affairs directorate.
• The Imarat-e-Shariah-led rally at Gandhi Maidan united Muslim organisations, RJD, Congress and other parties in warning that the Act undermines religious autonomy and fundamental rights.
• Over 70 petitions challenging the Act’s constitutionality remain before the Supreme Court, with interim orders suspending key provisions as protests and legal scrutiny continue.