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Amit Shah at News18 Sabse Bada Dangal asserted that no one can touch the amended Waqf law, promising BJP will protect it despite Mahagathbandhan’s pledge to stop it in Bihar.
The former BJP chief said no one can touch the Waqf law and stressed that it is the promise of the BJP. (Photo: News18)
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said that no one can touch the recently amended Waqf (Amendment) Act, which the Mahagathbandhan has promised to block in Bihar if it wins the assembly election.
Speaking to Network18 Group Editor-in-Chief Rahul Joshi at News18 ‘Sabse Bada Dangal’ ahead of the Bihar assembly elections, the former BJP chief said no one can touch the Waqf law and stressed that it is the promise of the BJP.
“They don’t understand the Constitution and the law. I want to tell people of Bihar and India till the time there is a BJP MP in Parliament, no one can touch the waqf law. It is the promise of the BJP,” Shah said.
The Mahagathbandhan, in its manifesto, has promised to put the Waqf Amendment Act on hold and said the constitutional rights of all minority communities will be protected.
“The Waqf Amendment Bill will be put on hold, and the management of Waqf properties will be made more welfare-oriented and beneficial by making them transparent,” read the manifesto.
INDIA bloc’s chief ministerial candidate Tejashwi Yadav had recently said the Waqf (Amendment) Act would be “thrown into the dustbin” if the opposition alliance came to power in Bihar.
The Waqf (Amendment) Act was passed by Parliament in April. The ruling BJP-led NDA has described the legislation as a move toward transparency and empowerment for backward Muslims and women, while opposition parties have alleged it infringes upon the rights of the Muslim community.
Saurabh Verma covers general, national and international day-to-day news for News18.com as a Senior Sub-editor. He keenly observes politics. You can follow him on Twitter –twitter.com/saurabhkverma19
Saurabh Verma covers general, national and international day-to-day news for News18.com as a Senior Sub-editor. He keenly observes politics. You can follow him on Twitter –twitter.com/saurabhkverma19
October 29, 2025, 21:06 IST
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