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In a big setback to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, 15 Janata Dal United (JDU) leaders resigned from the party. All these leaders were Muslims and belonged to the Motihari district of the state. These leaders left the JD(U) over the party's stand on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025, News18 Hindi reported.
The JD(U) supported the government in Parliament for passing the Bill in the recently-concluded Budget Session. On April 4, four party leaders resigned over the same issue. Among those who resigned from the party was JDU Minority Pradesh Secretary, Bihar, Shah Nawaz Malik.
The resignation came a few months ahead of the state Assembly elections scheduled this year. All 15 leaders belonged to the Dhaka Assembly segment in Motihari — a Muslim-dominated area. These leaders are: Gauhar Alam-Block President Youth JDU Dhaka Md.
Murtuja – Treasurer – City Council Dhaka Md. Shabir Alam- Block Vice President Youth JDU Dhaka Mausim Alam- City President Minority Cell Dhaka Zafir Khan City Secretary Dhaka Md. Alam, City General Secretary Dhaka Md.
Turfain Block General Secretary Youth JDU Dhaka Md. Moti Nagar Vice President Dhaka Sufaid Anwar, Karmawa Panchayat Youth President Mustafa Kamal (Afroz) Youth Block, Vice President Firoz Siddiqui Block Secretary Youth JDU Dhaka Salauddin Ansari – City General Secretary Dhaka Salim Ansari City General Secretary Dhaka Ekramul Haque, City Secretary Dhaka Saghir Ahmed – City Secretary Dhaka Some workers have also resigned from JD(U) over the Waqf Bill. Parliament passed the contentious Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025, early Friday after it was approved by the Rajya Sabha.
The Lok Sabha approved the Bill after over a 12-hour debate early Thursday (March 3). In Rajya Sabha, the Bill got 128 votes in its favour and 95 against after all the amendments moved by the Opposition were rejected. In the Lower House, the Bill was supported by 288 MPs while 232 voted against it.
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