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India Today
01-07-2025
- Politics
- India Today
Showdown over Waqf Act: Bihar polls on polarisation, not progress? Experts debate
In this episode of To The Point, the focus is on the upcoming Bihar assembly elections at the end of this year and the war of words between the BJP and RJD over Waqf Act. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has accused the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) of pursuing Sharia politics after Tejaswi Yadav said that his party will throw Waqf Act in a dustbin if it comes to power in Bihar. Meanwhile, the RJD has defended its stance, emphasising the importance of the Waqf Act. Amid all this, BJP's Gaurav Bhatia criticised Tejaswi Yadav, calling 'Maulana Tejashwi' while Tejaswi Yadav responded by saying, 'calling me a Maulana is a compliment because that means a scholar.' So as polarisation politics peaks, the big question is, will Bihar polls be fought on polarisation, not progress? Watch as experts debate on this episode of To The Point.
Time of India
29-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Opposition questions Nitish's health and control
As Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's recent erratic public conduct recurs, the Opposition RJD-Congress-Left alliance has decided to publicly raise concerns over the Chief Minister's "well-being" and its "worrisome fallout" on government accountability in the poll-bound state. They are also demanding to know "who exactly is running the show" in the state government, with these questions expected to dominate the run-up to the year-end Assembly elections, Opposition leaders said. RJD leader Tejaswi Yadav has expressed concern not only about the current state of Bihar's administration but also about Nitish Kumar 's well-being. "Who exactly is in control? And who is running the Bihar government? The fact that a group of people, including some bureaucrats, appear to be making decisions behind the scenes raises fundamental questions on government accountability," RJD MP Manoj Jha told ET. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Click Here To Read More - micro segmentation software Expertinspector Click Here Undo Kumar, 74, founder leader of Janata Dal (United) and one of Bihar's most seasoned politicians with a record two-decade stint as Chief Minister, has lately kept a very low profile, with limited public appearances amid growing speculation about his health. Some of his recent rare public engagements were marked by gaffes on stage. Senior Congress leader Tariq Anwar said in the 'BIMARU' state of Bihar, the Chief Minister is said to have become 'bimar' (unwell). "The manner in which the Bihar government is being run is a matter of concern. The future of Bihar cannot be left to such uncertain leadership," Anwar said. Live Events Having built a significant social-electoral base and making JDU a key player in the BJP-RJD contest over the last 20 years, political circles in Bihar are closely watching how Kumar's off-colour presence will impact the upcoming Assembly elections.
