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    India to jail Muslim men divorcing wives through ‘triple talaq’

    Chronicle EditorBy Chronicle EditorDecember 28, 2017No Comments2 Mins Read
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    A Cabinet minister has stated that the United Kingdom is prepared to assist India and Pakistan in de-escalating tensions following an exchange of fire over Kashmir.
    Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India
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    The Indian government on Thursday introduced a bill in parliament aimed at prosecuting and jailing Muslim men who divorce their wives through the “triple talaq”, or instant divorce.

    Indian muslim women have complained that ‘triple talaq’ violates their right to equality.

    In August, the Supreme Court ruled as unconstitutional , the religious practice which allows Muslim men to divorce their wives simply by uttering the word “talaq” three times.

    Muslim women had petitioned the court, arguing that husbands who divorce them through “triple talaq”, including by Skype and WhatsApp, not only violated their rights but left many women destitute.

    “Only a law can explicitly ban triple talaq, we have to enforce legal procedures to provide allowance and protect custody of children,” said Law Minister Ravi Prasad.

    The bill, if approved, would make the practice a non-bailable offence with a possible three-year jail term.

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    Muslims are the biggest religious minority in Hindu-majority India and relations between the communities have been occasionally strained since Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Hindu-nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party won a 2014 election.

    India is one of the few countries where the practice of instant divorce has survived and some Muslim groups have said that while it was wrong, the law should be reviewed by the community itself.

    Members of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board said the government had no right to outlaw instant triple talaq, as it was directly interfering with the Muslim personal law.

    India’s civil codes are designed to protect the independence of religious communities. Unlike most Hindu civil laws, which have been codified and reformed, Muslim personal laws have largely been left untouched.

    Zakia Soman, founder of a Muslim women’s group, the Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan, said once ‘triple talaq’ becomes a legal offence, victims could approach the police and the legal system to initiate action against offenders.

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