The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today supported the central government’s stand on ‘Triple Talaq’ system in the Supreme Court.
Advocating the need for "One Nation - One Law" policy in the country, the BJP MP and party spokesperson RK Singh today said that the ‘Triple Talaq’ system implicates injustice on Muslim women and that it has no relation with any religion.
"Centre is right in saying that just by pronouncing talaq-talaq-talaq, injustice is being implicated on Muslim women. This is not a religious issue and even in many Muslim countries this practice has been banned," the BJP MP said.
"Even the polygamy has been banned in majority of the Muslim countries. Central government's stand is right and I personally believe that there should be one nation - one law," he added.
Singh further said that a law should be applicable to every citizen irrespective of his or her religion.
"If you make a law then it should be applicable to all and not be discriminatory for different religion. In a secular government, the regime does not think on the lines of religion but thinks for all. When government makes law, then it is there to be followed by all. So this is the meaning of One Nation-One Law," Singh said.
The Congress party, however, today expressed its disagreement with the central government on this issue.
"Regressive marital practices discriminating against women must go by internal reform/judicial diktat there is no case for #uniformcivilcode!” party spokesperson Manish Tiwari tweeted.
Meanwhile, Muslim Cleric, Hina Zaheer condemned Manish Tewari’s statement on ‘Triple Talaq’ and questioned the relevance of law if one has to bring reforms from within only.
"If the reform has to be done from inside then what is the need of the constitution, law or court of conduct. To bring these changes, some forces are needed, people can't change themselves. If he can bring in changes himself then why would he make a mistake in the first place," she asked.
The Narendra Modi Government on Friday unequivocally opposed the concept of ‘Triple Talaq’ in the Supreme Court.
Responding to the affidavit submitted by the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) in this matter , the central government told the apex court that the concept of 'Triple Talaq' violated the fundamental rights as enshrined in the Constitution and that it did not form a part of the “essential religious practices” in Islam.
