Patna, Sept. 15 -- RJD leader and former Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav on Monday said his party respects the Supreme Court's decision on the Waqf Amendment Act, adding that the Rashtriya Janata Dal has also filed a petition in the matter.

Speaking to reporters in Patna, Yadav said, "The party has also given a petition. We welcome whatever decision the court makes. "

His remarks came shortly after the apex court, the Supreme Court, on Monday refused to stay the entire Waqf (Amendment) Act 2025, but put on hold certain provisions pending the final adjudication of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Act.

A bench of Chief Justice of India BR Gavai and Justice Augustine George Masih observed that some secti...