JD(U) turns to Taj to 'woo back' Muslims after Waqf bill backlash

Janata Dal-United is on an overdrive to do the damage control post party's support to the Waqf Amendment Bill, 2025, which the Opposition RJD has lapped up to build a strong narrative against it in the run up to Assembly election.

- Arun Kumar

PATNA: On Tuesday, the party organised an Eid Milan programme with Taj Mahal as theme at the residence of MLC Dr Khalid Anwar.

The Eid Milan has been timed after the passage of the Bill so that a strong message could be sent across the state that Muslims are still gathering around the party, especially as the exit of some JD(U) Muslim leaders last week had suggested that the party's grip among Muslims could loosen. Interestingly, there was no opposition from the Ima-rat-e-Sharia, most prominent Muslim outfit of the state, that had given a call to boycott the Iftar dawat hosted by chief minister Nitish Kumar.