Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the bill criminalising instant Triple Talaq has freed Muslim women after years of…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: AFP/File)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the bill criminalising instant Triple Talaq has freed Muslim women after years of “suffering”.
Delivering the inaugural address for the 85th annual Sivagiri pilgrimage celebrations in Kerala via video conferencing, Modi said: “After years of suffering, Muslim women have found a way to free themselves from the practice of instant triple talaq.”
The Lok Sabha on December 28 passed the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2017 that criminalises instant divorce with three years of imprisonment for Muslim husbands.
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The government rejected an overwhelming demand from the Opposition to refer the legislation to a Parliamentary standing committee for detailed consideration.
Sivagiri is the holy abode of one of the great saints and social reformers of India, Sree Narayan Guru.
In 2015, Modi had visited the Sivagiri Mutt, a revered spiritual centre established in by the renowned 20th century saint-social reformer Sree Narayana Guru, and paid respects at his samadhi.
Modi had spent about a few minutes at the Sivagiri hillock, located around 50 kms away from Thiruvananthapuram, and offered obeisance at the ‘maha samadhi mandapam’, the final resting place of the legendary Guru.
Established by Narayana Guru who propagated the message of ‘One Caste, One Religion and One God for Mankind’, the Sivagiri Mutt is a major spiritual-cum-pilgrim centre of the backward Ezhava community in Kerala.
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