Topic: Shah Bano

While the govt is in no mood to budge on the criminal provisions of the bill, the opposition will not relent in their demand for legislative scrutiny.

Triple talaq should be made a non-cognisable & bailable offence; it cannot be treated differently from adultery and bigamy.

Ministers and BJP leaders ask why the Congress is opposing the bill in Upper House after voting for it in Lok Sabha, allege it’s inimical to Muslim women.

आरिफ मोहम्मद खान ने सुप्रीम कोर्ट के फैसले के बावजूद तीन तलाक के मामले होते देखे और प्रधानमंत्री से कानून बनाने का आग्रह किया.

Arif Mohammad Khan, who quit Rajiv Gandhi cabinet over Shah Bano, cited instances of triple talaq even after SC judgment, and urged PM to bring in a law.

A draft bill framed by the Centre makes the practice a criminal offence, to be presented in the winter session of Parliament.

Triple Talaq became a hot issue because Muslim women now refuse to be treated like dumb chattel; BJP has astutely responded to that upsurge, instead of crushing it.

Priya Hingorani, who played a role in Shayara Bano’s case, is the daughter of Shah Bano’s lawyer. 

Several Indian courts, including the Supreme Court, have ruled that the practice of instantaneous triple talaq is invalid and un-Quranic. It is unlikely that the upcoming hearing from May 11-19 by a constitution bench headed by the Chief Justice, will be groundbreaking. SANYA DHINGRA