Waqf Bill Passed: BJP’s Coalition Government Proves Unstoppable on Reform
When Reform Meets Resolve (NDA Coalition)
In a moment that will be etched into the legislative history of India, the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025, and the Mussalman Wakf (Repeal) Bill were passed in both houses of Parliament this week—288 votes for, 232 against in the Lok Sabha, and 128 for, 95 against in the Rajya Sabha. (NDA Coalition)
But the numbers are only half the story.
The real story lies in how a BJP-led coalition government, lacking a brute-force majority and surrounded by naysayers, pulled off what was once described as “impossible without mass riots.”
Because this wasn’t just any reform—this was Waqf. An issue so entangled with vote-bank politics, so deep in land disputes, and so heavily guarded by the secular establishment that even whispering about change was once labeled “communal.”
Yet BJP not only whispered—it legislated. Decisively. Peacefully. With support even from within the Muslim community.
The Opposition’s Old Song Falls Flat
For years, opponents have warned that any attempt to touch Waqf’s powers would spark chaos. “Rivers of blood” was their metaphor of choice. The media repeated it. The Congress echoed it. The appeasement lobby cheered it.
But nothing flowed—no riots, no uprisings, no collapse. Just Parliament doing its job.
Congress shouted. INDI Alliance sulked. But NDA stood firm, and more importantly, united.
Even BJP allies like JD(U) and Jana Sena threw their support behind the bill. Not because of ideological pressure—but because they recognized real reform when they saw it.
Why the Waqf Bill Matters
The Waqf system had become synonymous with opacity, unchecked land claims, and institutional arrogance. Villages in Tamil Nadu, temples older than Islam, private homes—all suddenly declared “Waqf land” without due process.
The boards, answerable to none, operated with impunity for decades—an empire of silent entitlement. No audit, no scrutiny, no recourse for the average citizen.
But that changes now.
This bill brings transparency, technology, and structure. As PM Modi rightly said, “This marks a watershed moment in our collective quest for socio-economic justice.”
And the resistance? It wasn’t from ordinary citizens. It came from the Waqf mafia, land grabbers, and dynastic political interests threatened by sunlight.
Even Maulana Shahabuddin Razvi Barelvi, President of the All India Muslim Jamaat, supported the bill—clearly stating that it empowers, not endangers, the community. “The real threat,” he said, “is to those who looted Waqf property in the name of religion.”
A Pattern of the Impossible Made Possible
This isn’t BJP’s first so-called “unachievable” reform.+
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Article 370—abolished. They said Kashmir would burn. Peace prevailed.
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Triple Talaq—banned. They said it was unconstitutional. Muslim women cheered.
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Ram Mandir—built. They said the courts would never allow it. India witnessed history.
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CAA—implemented. They said India’s secular fabric would tear. It didn’t.
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PFI—banned. No violence. Only silence.
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UCC—in motion. One law for all. Equality over ideology.
Each time, the opposition predicted catastrophe. Each time, BJP delivered decisively—and peacefully.
This Is Coalition Power Done Right
Critics believed that BJP, now in coalition, would be forced into political compromise. That a reform-heavy agenda would stall. That appeasement would sneak back in.
Instead, the Waqf Amendment Bill became a masterclass in disciplined governance.
Without stoking fear. Without yielding to threats. Without backing down.
It united not only the BJP base but its NDA allies, and even sections of the Muslim leadership—proof that reform isn’t communal when it’s clean, clear, and credible.
Final Thoughts: BJP Is Delivering—Promise by Promise
Opposition noise. Predictable protests. Media alarms. All met with BJP’s now-familiar answer: action without chaos, reform without fear.
Not just politics—this is purpose in motion.
Waqf fixed. UCC coming. Ram Mandir done. Article 370 gone. Triple Talaq history. CAA enforced. PFI dismantled. Appeasement dismantled.
They said it couldn’t be done. BJP did it. And now with a coalition behind them, it seems nothing will stop them from doing what they promised—peacefully, legally, and unapologetically.