Make no mistake about it. Amending the Waqf Act of 1995 and repealing the Mussalman Wakf Act of 1923 is part of the ideological agenda of the BJP. Just like the occupation of Ram Janmabhoomi and the perpetuation of Article 370, the Waqf Act of 1995 stood as a reminder of inequity—one denomination (Muslims) enjoying special status over Hindus—in a secular democracy. It had to go. And from all that we’ve seen in Parliament, the Waqf Act of 1995 will be hollowed out by the amendments piloted by the NDA.

But that the BJP has been able to score another ideological goal is not the main learning from Parliament. The real takeaway is that the government has been able to decisively slay the opposition’s claim that........

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