Senior Janata Dal (United) leader Mohammed Qasim Ansari resigned from the party headed by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over the party’s support to the passing of the Waqf Amendment Bill.
In a letter to Nitish Kumar, Mr Ansari said the JD(U) supporting the Centre on the Waqf issue has left him “disheartened”. Mr Ansari said the Waqf Amendment Bill “goes against our principles”.
“… I am disheartened that I gave several years of my life to the party,” he said in the letter in Hindi.
“I would like to say with due respect that millions of Indian Muslims like us had unwavering faith that you are the flag bearer of a purely secular ideology. But now this belief has been broken. Millions of dedicated Indian Muslims and workers like us are deeply shocked by the stand of JDU…” Mr Ansari said in the resignation letter to Nitish Kumar.
“… The Waqf Bill is against Indian Muslims. We cannot accept it under any circumstances. This bill violates many fundamental rights of the Constitution. Through this bill, Indian Muslims are being humiliated and insulted… Neither you nor your party realises this. I regret that I gave many years of my life to the party,” Mr Ansari said.
Senior Janata Dal (United) leader Mohammed Qasim Ansari resigned from the party headed by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over the party’s support to the passing of the Waqf Amendment Bill.
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