Amit Shah recalls 2013 Lalu Yadav statement, says PM Modi fulfilled his wish on Waqf Law

Participating in the debate in Lok Sabha on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025, Amit Shah said that new legislation may not have been necessary if the Waqf (Amendment) Act had not been passed in 2013, during the Congress-led UPA II government. Follow LIVE updates

Shah said that when amendments to the Waqf were introduced in 2013, Lalu Prasad had said he wanted a strict law and to jail those who were stealing.

He also went on to quote Lalu Yadav's speech in the Parliament, which said,“We welcome the amendment bill presented by the government. I support the statements made by (BJP leader) Shahnawaz Hussain and others. Most of the land has been grabbed, be it government-owned or otherwise. People in the Waqf Board have sold all of prime land. In Patna, apartments have been constructed on Dak Bungalow property. We support the amendments, but we want you (the UPA II government) to bring in a strict law in the future…"