New Delhi: Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday lashed out at RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav over his remarks on the Waqf Amendment Act, saying that he “lacks maturity” and is making such statements merely to “appease the Muslim community” ahead of the Bihar Assembly elections.

Tejashwi Yadav, the Mahagathbandhan’s chief ministerial face in Bihar, had earlier said that if his government is formed, he would scrap the Waqf Act.

“I want to tell you that when I become the CM, Tejashwi will throw the Waqf Board law bill into the dustbin. When I become the CM, every Bihari will become CM — meaning ‘Chinta Mukt’ (free from worries). Bihar today lacks good colleges, education is poor, poverty is high, and migration continues. My only dream is to make Bihar number one,” he said,

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