VARANASI: After the Rajya on Tuesday passed the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill that makes instant triple talaq a criminal offence, a number of local Muslim women celebrated the occasion by singing songs in praise of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday. The Lok Sabha had the bill last week and now after Rajya Sabha approving it, the practice of instant triple talaq by Muslim men will be punishable by jail term of up to three years.
The Muslim women gathered at Subhash Bhawan in Indresh Nagar colony of Lamhi to take part in ‘Badhai’ celebration organized by the Muslim Mahila Foundation and Vishal Bharat Sansthan. They congratulated the MMF president Nazneen Ansari, who had launched a massive campaign against triple talaq on December 1, 2013. The RSS functionary Indresh Kumar had also attended the launching programme. Nazneen campaigned for the issue vigorously for which she had also faced the ire of fundamentalist.
“After a long suffering the Muslim women found a ‘Raksha Kawach’ (protective shield) after passing of this bill. The Muslim women will be grateful to the PM for saving their dignity,” said Nazneen adding, “Now we are looking forward to fight against halala and polygamy”. The programme was also addressed by VBS president Dr. Rajiv Srivastava and Najma Parvin. The function was attended by Soni Begum, Rukhsar Bano, Shanaj, Rukhsar Bibi, Mehar Fatma, Jafrin and many others.
