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BJP welcomes verdict on triple talaq as mark of Muslim women's equality
August 22, 2017
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday, welcomed the 'historic'
verdict on triple talaq and said, its not about anyone's victory or
loss, rather it is about a Muslim woman's sense of equality in the
country.
"I welcome the historic verdict on behalf of the party.
This verdict is not about anyone's victory or loss. This verdict is
about a Muslim woman's equality and democracy in the country," BJP chief
Amit Shah said.
"The triple talaq is illegal in many other
countries. The Supreme Court, with this verdict, has given the Muslim
women in this country a way to live with a sense of equality and self
respect," he added.
Shah, while addressing the media, further
congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Centre for putting
forward the issue before the Supreme Court.
"I congratulate Prime
Minister Modi and the BJP-led Central Government for putting forward
the issue of the Muslim women before the Supreme Court with utmost
wisdom and sensitivity," he said.
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