The law against Triple Talaq has proved to be a “big reform” to ensure Constitutional rights of Muslim women which has shown “better results”: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
New Delhi: The first ever ‘Muslim Women Rights Day’ was observed today celebrate the second anniversary of the enactment of the law against triple talaq. In a “Muslim Women Rights Day” programme in New Delhi, Minister for Women and Child Development Smriti Irani, Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi and Minister for Environment, and Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav interacted with several Triple Talaq victim Muslim women.
It was on Saturday July 31 that the Union ministry of minority affairs had announced about observing the Muslim Women’s Rights Day across the nation on August 1.
Speaking on the occasion today, Naqvi said that the law against Triple Talaq has proved to be a “big reform” to ensure Constitutional rights of Muslim women which has shown “better results”. There is a significant decline in Triple Talaq cases across the country after the law came into effect, the Minister said.
According to a press release of the Ministry of Minority Affairs, the Muslim women thanked the Prime Minister for bringing the law against the practice of Triple Talaq on August 1, 2019 which has made Triple Talaq a criminal offense. They said that the Government has strengthened “self-reliance, self-respect and self-confidence” of the Muslim women of the country and protected their constitutional, fundamental and democratic rights by bringing the law against Triple Talaq.
Addressing the Muslim women on the occasion, Irani said that “1st August is a day to salute the struggle of Muslim women against Triple Talaq”. She said that the Ministry of Minority Affairs, the Ministry of Women and Child Development and the Labour Ministry will work united to encourage entrepreneurship among the Muslim women.
On the occasion, Yadav said that the Government has been working to ensure dignity and empowerment of women from every section of the society. “The Government has ensured dignity of Muslim women by bringing the law against Triple Talaq. Most of the major Muslim countries have also abolished Triple Talaq,” he pointed out and said that the Government’s policy of “Development without Discrimination” has created atmosphere of trust across the country.
– global bihari bureau
