Prashant Kishor Criticizes Nitish Kumar Over Waqf Amendment Bill

Jan Suraaj Party Chief Accuses Bihar CM of Hypocrisy

Prashant Kishor, the Jan Suraaj Party chief, has criticized Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for supporting the Waqf Amendment Bill. Kishor called it an attempt at political polarization and accused Kumar of hypocrisy.

Kishor’s Criticism

• Kishor said that the Bill is being pushed through without taking the affected communities into confidence.
• Many Muslims feel threatened by the Bill, according to Kishor.
• Kishor accused Kumar of hypocrisy, saying that despite invoking leaders like Mahatma Gandhi, Ram Manohar Lohia, and Jayaprakash Narayan, Kumar is helping the BJP pass a Bill that many Muslims oppose.
• Kishor argued that the BJP does not consider Muslims its vote bank, but leaders like Nitish Kumar claim to support the community while backing laws that harm them.
• Kishor said that when history is written, the blame for this law will fall more on leaders like Nitish Kumar than on the BJP.

Kishor’s Protest Against Waqf Amendment Bill

Last week, Kishor participated in a protest against the Waqf Amendment Bill organized by the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) at Gardanibagh in Patna.

Jan Suraaj Party Appeals to Muslim Voters

Kishor’s party, Jan Suraaj, has been trying to appeal to Muslim voters by presenting itself as an alternative to the RJD. He claims that Muslims vote for RJD out of fear of the BJP and accuses Nitish Kumar’s JD(U) of betraying them.

Waqf Amendment Bill Set to be Tabled in Lok Sabha

The Waqf Amendment Bill is set to be tabled in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday. Despite opposition from opposition parties and Muslim organizations like the AIMPLB, the NDA has a majority in both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, making its passage likely.