PM, BJP politicising triple talaq to create vote bank: Congress

April 29, 2017 21:02

The Congress accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP of politicising the triple talaq issue and even suggested that the saffron party was trying to drive a wedge between Muslim women and their husbands to

create a new vote bank.

Senior Congress spokesperson Ghulam Nabi Azad said no other political party except the BJP and its ideological mentor the RSS are trying to politicise the issue.

The Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha said no Muslim believes in triple talaq and the practice is adhered to as per the holy book in which certain norms and time-frame have been laid.

"When the society is already discussing this issue of triple talaq and the court is looking into it, then why is the BJP unnecessarily coming in between Muslim women and their Muslim husbands. The BJP should not make attempts at creating a new vote bank," he told reporters.

Asked about Prime Minister Narendra Modi's statement urging Muslims not to view the issue of triple talaq from political perspective, he alleged that it was the Prime Minister who was politicising the issue.

"He is the biggest champion of politicising the issue. He is the champion and he started it. And to say not to politicise it, is itself politicising it," he said, adding that the Prime Minister should exercise restraint and rein in

his partymen.

Azad asked if any other political party was seen raising the issue except BJP and RSS.

He said if any other leader was saying so, it was only in response to what the BJP is saying.

"BJP leaders and the RSS have been making this a political agenda before and during the elections. This is the agenda of the BJP and the RSS to politicise it. Other parties have only responded," he said.

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