Triple talaq bill anti-women, will urge Modi to withdraw it: Muslim Personal Law Board
According to AIMPLB member Sajjad Nomani, neither did the government follow any procedure while drafting the bill, nor did they consult any stakeholder.
The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) today termed the triple talaq bill "anti-Muslim' and said that it is a conspiracy to snatch right of divorce from the men.
Opposing the bill, the law board demanded that the government should not table it.
According to AIMPLB member Sajjad Nomani, neither did the government follow any procedure while drafting the bill, nor did they consult any stakeholder.
No procedure was followed in drafting this bill, neither any stakeholder was consulted. President of AIMPLB will convey this stand to PM and request him to withhold and withdraw the bill: Sajjad Nomani, AIMPLB #TripleTalaq pic.twitter.com/EMa1RgBC6b&; ANI (@ANI) December 24, 2017
Nomani, during a press conference in Lucknow, said that the triple talaq bill is against both Muslim women and the Shariat.
"We appeal the government not to table it in the Parliament," the AIMPLB member said.
The Supreme Court held triple talaq as unconstitutional in August this year, but the practice still continued. The government then came up with the bill.
The Narendra Modi government drafted the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2017 that makes triple talaq a criminal offence punishable with imprisonment up to three years and/or fine.The Union Cabinet cleared the bill on December 15.
The AIMPLB has earlier termed the bill a "direct interference in religious matters".
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