In another setback for the JD(U) party, M Raju Nayyar has resigned, becoming the fourth leader to leave over the party's support for the Waqf Amendment Bill. His resignation follows that of three other Muslim leaders, who have protested the party's support for the bill.
After two JD(U) Muslim leaders resigned from the party over its stance on the Waqf Bill, another leader from the party, General Secretary of the JD(U) Minority Department, Tabrez Siddiqui Alig also resigned in protest on Friday.
Two JD (U) Muslim leaders resigned from the party over its stand on the Waqf Bill, expressing strong disappointment over JDU's support for the Waqf Amendment Bill.
The government introduced the revised bill after incorporating the recommendations of the Joint Parliamentary Committee, which examined the legislation introduced in August last year. The bill seeks to amend the Act of 1995 and improve the administration and management of waqf properties in
In his letter to Bihar Chief Minister and JD(U) chief Nitish Kumar, Ansari asserted that the stand taken by the party on Waqf Amendment Bill "deeply hurt" millions of Muslims.
Union Minister and National President of Lok Janshakti Party Chirag Paswan slammed the Rashtriya Janata Dal and Congress and alleged that the opposition was setting false narratives and instigating fear in the people after Waqf Amendment Bill 2025 was passed in Lok Sabha.
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) supremo and former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav left Paras Hospital on Wednesday after being brought there due to a deterioration in his health.
Aam Aadmi Party MP Sanjay Singh has slammed the Centre over the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, calling the bill "illegitimate". He alleged that the BJP-led government brought the bill, intending to reap electoral benefits in the coming Assembly elections in Bihar and West Bengal.
Following Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav's allegation that Janata Dal (United) and Union Minister Rajiv Ranjan (Lalan) Singh belonged to the BJP and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's face was being used, Singh doubled down and said that Tejashwi Yadav was an expert in eating fodde
The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered a public interest litigation (PIL) case over several bridge collapses in Bihar to be transferred to the Patna High Court.
Shiv Sena (UBT)'s Sanjay Raut slams the Waqf Amendment Bill, questioning its intentions and BJP's role. He doubts whether voting will even take place in Parliament, citing past disruptions and alleging political motives related to Bihar elections.