'Shariat First, Then Constitution': Jharkhand Minister Hafizul Ansari's Remark Draws Fire From BJP

Jharkhand Minister Hafizul Ansari's "Shariat first" remark has drawn ire from the BJP. Jharkhand Minister Hafizul Ansari stoked a row after he said that Shriyat comes first for a Muslim and the Constitution of the country later. His remarks drew the BJP’s ire, which attacked the INDIA bloc.

“Shariat is bigger for me. I keep the Quran in my heart and the Constitution in my hand. Muslims carry the Quran in their heart and the Constitution in their hand.



I will first hold Shariat in my hand, then the Constitution," Ansari told the media. BJP Slams Jharkhand Minister Hitting out at the Minister, state BJP spokesperson Ajay Sah said that the JMM leader will follow Shariat first and then the nation’s Constitution. “Jharkhand government minister Mr.

Hafizul Hasan Ansari says that he will first follow the Shariat and then the Constitution," Sah said..