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BJD Re-evaluates Position on Waqf Amendment Bill Amidst Controversy
Vice President Prasanna Acharya indicates the party is reassessing its shift in stance on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill.
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After expressing ‘concern’ over voting for Waqf Law, BJD reaffirms commitment to ‘secularism’
Of the seven BJD Rajya Sabha MPs, four voted in favour of the Bill, while two opposed it. One member, Debasish Samantaray, ...
BJD’s support to Waqf Bill in Rajya Sabha sparks discord in the party
Some of the lawmakers of Biju Janata Dal (BJD) defied the party’s initial opposition and choose to support the ruling ...
ABP News on MSN2h
BJD Claims It's Secular Amid Row Over Its MPs Voting In Favour Of Waqf Bill
The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) asserts its secular stance and equal distance from both the BJP-led NDA and the Congress-led INDIA ...
BJD faces internal turmoil as party’s change of stand on Waqf Amendment Bill
BHUBANESWAR: Fissures have developed in the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) over the party’s change of stand on the Waqf Amendment Bill ...
Asian News International on MSN3h
"Will discuss why our party's stance changed": BJD VP Prasanna Acharya on BJD's stance on Waqf Amendment Bill
Vice President Prasanna Acharya has said that his party has yet to fully assess the change in its stance over the Waqf (Amendment) Bill. He also confirmed that the party would hold discussions with ...
Storm brews in BJD over Sasmit Patra’s vote on Waqf Bill: Senior leaders demand probe into ‘policy shift’
The Biju Janata Dal (BJD), a party that has been boasting about its equidistance policy, is currently grappling with internal unrest following a controversial vote by its Rajya Sabha MP Sasmit Patra ...
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BJD’s Unexpected Support for Waqf Bill Sparks Internal Rift
The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) is grappling with internal discord following its support for the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025, ...
No party whip on Waqf Bill: BJD
A day after announcing that the Biju Janata Dal would oppose the Waqf (Amendment) Bill in Parliament, the party on Thursday ...
Jairam Ramesh slams BJD for voting in favour of Waqf Bill; party says it's still secular
"The vote in the Lok Sabha on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, was 288-232. In the Rajya Sabha, it was 128-95," Jairam Ramesh ...
We're secular, asserts BJD amid row over supporting Waqf Bill
Bill, 2025, the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Friday asserted it is a secular regional outfit and maintains equal distance from the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance and the ...