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JD(U) leader Qasim Ansari resigns from party over Waqf Bill

Patna, Apr 3 (UNI) Senior JD(U) leader Qasim Ansari on Wednesday resigned from the party in protest against the support extended by JD(U) to ensure the passage of the Waqf Board Amendment Bill in Parliament.
Ansari in his letter to JD(U) President and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, expressed his deep anguish over the support extended by the party to the Narendra Modi government in passing of Waqf Board Amendment Bill in the Lok Sabha. Several Muslim leaders and Muslim bodies had requested Chief Minister Kumar to stall the bill in Parliament using his political influence as it was against the interests of Muslim community, he pointed out.
" Despite repeated requests from Muslim leaders and Muslim bodies, Chief Minister Kumar did not yield and supported the bill, which made it easy for the Narendra Modi government to get the bill passed in parliament ", Ansari stated. The way senior JD(U) leader and Union Minister Lalan Singh supported the bill on the floor of the House was disturbing and frustrating for the Muslim community, he added. The Muslim community had confidence in Chief Minister Kumar that he was truly a secular, but he proved himself otherwise on the Waqf Bill, he noted.
Earlier, several Muslim leaders and Muslim bodies, including All India Muslim Personal Law Board, had urged Chief Minister Kumar to use his political influence to stall the Waqf Board Amendment Bill in Parliament. It was frustrating for them that the Chief Minister preferred to accept the line of the BJP in supporting the Bill in the House, Muslim leaders pointed out.
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