BJP’s Sudhanshu Trivedi Sparks Row with Sharia Remark, Accuses INDI Alliance of Undermining Constitution

By A Staff Reporter

New Delhi: BJP MP and national spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi stirred political controversy on Monday with sharp remarks targeting the INDI alliance, accusing it of promoting policies akin to Sharia law in Bihar. Speaking to reporters in the capital, Trivedi asked, “I want to ask the INDI alliance, are you thinking of implementing Sharia law in Bihar, which is bigger than Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Turkey and even ISIS?”

The provocative comment comes amidst an intensifying political face-off between the BJP-led NDA and the opposition’s INDI bloc ahead of crucial state and national elections. Trivedi did not hold back in criticizing key INDI alliance constituents such as the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and the Samajwadi Party (SP), questioning their ideological integrity.

“These parties, like RJD and Samajwadi Party, who wear the garb of socialism, are no longer standing up for the rights of the poor and oppressed Muslims. Their brand of socialism cannot be called socialism at all,” Trivedi asserted. “If it is called ‘Namazvad’, then it will not be an exaggeration.”

He further accused the opposition bloc of endangering the democratic fabric of the nation by allegedly attempting to dilute the Indian Constitution. “BJP and the NDA alliance are determined that if anyone wants to throw Baba Saheb Ambedkar's constitution or any of its provisions into the dustbin, we will not let that happen,” he said.