'Triple talaq being misused, reforms needed'

June 03, 2016 20:22

Amid a debate over triple talaq,Telanagana state Minorities Commission chairman Abid Rasool Khan today said the practice has been "misused" to discriminate against women and harass them as he then appealed to 'Ulemas' to initiate reforms to protect rights of women.

He also favoured a debate on the uniform civil code, focussing not only on the religious practices in Islam but across all religions, including child marriages and 'sati among Hindus.

Khan said the commission has received about 30-40 complaints in the last three years pertaining to desertions after marriage.

The complaints include desertions without giving "talaq" or "khulla" thus leaving the women to fend for

themselves, not maintaining them or taking care of children, and harassing women when they go out for a job or try to earn their own livelihood.

In some cases, triple talaq has been pronounced, and then the women have been left without any maintenance or any sort of support, he said.

"Earlier, we had held discussions with all stake-holders, including Ulemas (the body of Mullahs -Muslim scholars trained in Islam and Islamic law) and we were told that the matter is being dealt with by the All India Muslim Personal Law Board and shortly some decisions would be coming. But that has not come.

"My opinion is that definitely there is discrimination against women by misuse of this provision under the Islamic act," he said.

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