Demanding the withdrawal of the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2017 that makes triple talaq illegal, members of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) on Tuesday said that through the “anti-women” Bill, the government was targeting the community.
“The provisions in the Bill have created pain and anguish among women from the community. This Bill is is being introduced to harass Muslim women. What is this selective obsession with triple talaq? There are other pertinent issues that the government can focus on, including dowry deaths, female infanticide and so on. Why is the government not looking into those aspects as well,” asked Dr. Asma Zehra, convener of the AIMPLB’s women’s wing.
The Bill, which is currently pending in the Rajya Sabha, had made the pronouncement of triple talaq a non-bailable offence.
Further, it laid down that a man using triple talaq to divorce his wife, would face a three-year imprisonment and a fine.
