Muslim politics in Bihar: Waqf vs Pasmanda, BJP settled against Grand Alliance

Muslim community gathering in Patna rally

The Muslim politics has intensified amidst the political election of assembly elections in Bihar. The Leader of the Opposition was seen in the 'Waqf Bachao, Dastur Bachao Bachao' rally against the Waqf Amendment Act at the Gandhi Maidan in Patna, Patna. Now after two days, on Monday, the BJP has done a big political bet by performing a Pasmanda Milan ceremony. In this way, the game of cheating between the BJP and the opposition continues to help the votes of the Muslim community.

Bihar has about 18 percent Muslim population, which has the power to make and spoil any party. Out of the total 243 assembly seats in the state, there are about 48 seats where Muslim votes decide the victory and victory. The Muslim population on these seats is 20 to 40 percent or more.

There are 11 seats in Bihar where more than 40 percent are Muslim voters and more than 30 percent in 7 seats. There are between 20 and 30 percent Muslim voters in 30 seats in the state. BJP and opposition alliances are engaged in helping these Muslim votes.

Opposition gathering on the stage of Waqf protest

People of the Muslim community are angry about the Waqf Amendment Act. Nitish Kumar's JDU Chirag Paswan's LJP and Jitan Ram Manjhi's party were the important role in passing the Waqf Bill. Opposition parties are now engaged in an exercise to erect Nitish Kumar into anti -Muslim docks so that the votes of the Muslim community in Bihar can be held. Muslim organization Bhawan-e-Sharia held a rally in the name of Waqf Bachao Dastur Bachao at Gandhi Maidan in Patna on Saturday, in which leaders of all opposition parties including RJD to Congress were present.

From the platform of 'Vakf Bachao Dastur Bachao', Muslims raised the demand to protect Waqf properties and maintain the basic spirit of the constitution. At the same time, the target of opposition leaders was from the Modi government to the Nitish government. Opposition leaders were seen telling Muslims that due to Nitish Kumar, Chirag Paswan, the Modi government has been successful in enacting Waqf law. He has cheated the Muusilam community. In this way, the platform of Waqf protest for opposition parties turned into a political platform.

BJP has done Pasmanda Muslim bets

The opposition is in the exercise to win the trust of the Muslim community through Waqf opposition, so the BJP has also run its political bets. The 'Pasmanda Milan ceremony' was organized on Monday in the BJP's Patna office. A large number of people from Pasmanda Muslim community attended this conference. The event was performed by BJP Minority Front state president Mohammad Kamarujma Ansari, in which the state president of the party Dr. Dilip Jaiswal and Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Chaudhary attended.

Addressing the people of the society who came to the Pasmanda Milan ceremony, Dr. Dilip Jaiswal said that it has been the specialty of the BJP that it talks about taking all religions, community and class along. BJP is working on 'Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas'. Along with this, he targeted the opponents without naming anyone and said that there was a lot of politics in the name of Muslims, but never an attempt was made to pursue Pasmanda Muslims.

Jaiswal said that if we talk about the meaning of Pasmanda, then it means 'who are left behind', but no one tried to bring them forward. They were discriminated against. He said that those who do vote bank politics have made it difficult for Pasmanda Muslims to live. He said that there has been so much discrimination against these people that many of his generations have suffered its loss. Pasmanda assured Muslims and said that if they come to power, they will be given a stake.

Muslims divided into Pasmanda-Ashraf

The Muslim community is also divided into castes like Hindu society. About 80 percent of the population in Muslim society is Pasmanda i.e. OBC Muslims, then about 20 percent of Ashraf i.e. forward caste Muslims. In the exercise of helping the entire Muslims, the opposition is eyeing the votes of Pasmanda caste. If the BJP performed the Pasmanda Milan ceremony to woo Pasmanda Muslims i.e. backward Muslims, the opposition is busy in giving political messages by opposing the Waqf Act.

According to political analysts, the BJP feels that the voting pattern of Muslims remains against them on the basis of religion. In such a situation, if bets are played on Pasmanda, a section of Muslims, then it can be political. The BJP feels that the Pasmanda section among Muslims has been untouched by the social part and it has never got any benefit from it and that is why the BJP seems to be constantly putting on the Pasmanda Muslims. Waqf's new law is trying to convince the BJP to convince the BJP that this law has been brought to give their share.