Triple talaq: Muslim women hail PM Narendra Modi, Yogi Adityanath, send them rakhis

Lucknow: Hailing Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for raising voice against the injustice meted out to women through triple talaq, women from Muslim community in Uttar Pradesh are sending 'rakhis' to the two BJP leaders.

PM Modi has repeatedly urged people belonging to the Muslim community not to "politicise" the issue and requested them to come forward with a "solution".

Terming triple talaq a "bad social practice" PM Modi had earlier said that such practices can be ended by social awakening. 

Several Muslim women have challenged the practice of 'triple talaq' in which the husband, quite often, pronounces talaq thrice in one go, sometimes over phone or text message.

PM Modi and Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath have advocated for the rights of Muslim women and had called for the abolition of the triple talaq and nikah halala.

SC reserves verdict on triple talaq

The Supreme Court on May 18 reserved its verdict on a batch of petitions challenging constitutional validity of the practice of triple talaq among Muslims.

A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice J S Khehar heard the issue for six days during which various parties including the Centre, All India Muslim Personal Law Board, All India Muslim Women Personal Law Board and various others made the submissions.

The bench, also comprising Justices Kurian Joseph, R F Nariman, U U Lalit and Abdul Nazeer, had begun the hearing on May 11.

The members of the bench are from different religious communities including Sikh, Christian, Parsi, Hindu and Muslim.

The bench had made it clear that it would examine whether the practice of triple talaq among Muslims is fundamental to their religion and had also said for the time being it will not deliberate upon the issue of polygamy and 'nikah halala'.

It had also said that the issue of polygamy and 'nikah halala' would be kept pending and will be dealt with later.