Waqf Act will be 'thrown into dustbin' if INDIA bloc voted to power in Bihar: Tejashwi

INDIA bloc's chief ministerial face for Bihar election, Tejashwi Yadav, courted controversy on Sunday over his remarks that if his alliance comes to power, the Waqf (Amendment) Act would be “thrown into the dustbin.”

‘Waqf Act will be thrown into dustbin,’ says Tejashwi, BJP hits back

Addressing rallies in the Muslim-majority districts of Katihar and Kishanganj, Tejashwi Yadav accused chief minister Nitish Kumar of supporting communal forces and promised change if RJD-Congress comes to power.

“Nitish Kumar has always supported such forces, and it is because of him that the RSS and its affiliates are spreading communal hatred in the state as well as in the country. The BJP should be called 'Bharat Jalao Party'. If the INDIA bloc comes to power in the state, we will throw the Waqf Act into the dustbin,” PTI news agency quoted Tejashwi Yadav.