A step for gender justice: Law that criminalises instant talaq is framed by constitutional morality | The Indian Express

A step for gender justice: Law that criminalises instant talaq is framed by constitutional morality | The Indian Express

Written by Bhupender Yadav |Updated: August 2, 2019 12:06:06 pm

Bhupender Yadav is a member of Parliament and general secretary, BJP.

A step for gender justice: Law that criminalises instant talaq is framed by constitutional morality

The present government deserves appreciation for ensuring equality of women in letter and spirit. What is held to be bad in the Holy Quran cannot be good in sharia. Or, what is bad in theology is bad in law as well.

The present legislation comes in the backdrop of an evolving society, which has influenced even Islamic states to make corrective changes by legislation to Muslim personal law. (Illustration: Suvajit Dey)

It is a historic moment for this country. The arbitrary, unconstitutional and unreasonable practice, generally called triple talaq, has become a practice of past and now, an offence. India has moved on from an era when the name of movie was changed to Nikah because there was a danger that if a husband asked his wife to watch a movie named “Talaq Talaq Talaq”, she may suffer a heart attack as uttering talaq, talaq, talaq was considered as divorce.