New Delhi: The Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday launched a sharp attack on the Opposition INDI Alliance, alleging that its parties like the RJD and Samajwadi party were attempting to promote what he termed as “Namazwad”—a religiously motivated deviation from constitutional principles—and accused them of undermining the legacy of BR Ambedkar.
Addressing a press briefing, Senior BJP leader Sudhanshu Trivedi claimed that there is “no mention of the concept of Waqf in the Quran, attributing it to interpretations developed by clerics. He further said the Quran encourages voluntary giving, not institutional religious control, and warned that opposition parties are attempting to “convert Samajwad (socialism) into Namazwad.”
“If their government comes—which is not going to happen—they will throw Baba Saheb Ambedkar’s Constitution in the dustbin and implement Sharia law,” the BJP Rajya Sabha MPP said.
“They are bowing before mullahs and maulavis to pursue hardline vote bank politics. Be it the Congress, the RJD, or the Samajwadi Party—they are all driven by a thirst for votes from fundamentalist sections,” he alleged.
Trivedi also revisited the Shah Bano case of 1985, accusing the Congress of having previously placed personal law above constitutional supremacy by enacting legislation that effectively overruled a Supreme Court judgment in favour of Muslim women’s rights. He suggested that such precedents demonstrate the Congress’s historical willingness to appease conservative religious sentiments at the expense of legal uniformity.
Reinforcing his party’s stance, Trivedi said the BJP remains committed to preserving the values enshrined in the Constitution, adding that voters must choose between “a government that respects Ambedkar’s vision” and one that “seeks to impose religious law through the backdoor.”
“Only once in Indian history has a party crossed 400 seats, and that was the Congress in 1985. What did they do? They used that majority to push Sharia over the Constitution,” the BJP leader said.
Ahead of the assembly elections in Bihar, the BJP MP remarked, “I want to say to the people of Bihar that there are two options. The INDI alliance, which will try to implement Sharia through the back door if it comes to power, and on the other side, our government, which will remain committed to protecting Baba Saheb's constitution.”
