Triple Talaq: Thousands of women participate in silent march against the bill

Malegaon: Thousands of Muslim women participated in a silent march to protest the proposed Triple Talaq bill.

The morcha was organized by the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) local chapter and various religious organizations.

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Political parties like the NCP, the Congress and Janata Dal had extended their support to the morcha which started from ATT High School around 2 PM and culminated at the office of the Additional Collector.

The participants demanded that the bill be scrapped and that the government should not interfere in the Islamic law.

A memorandum was submitted to Additional Collector by a delegation.

Police deployed extra personnel to avoid any untoward incident, an official said.

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The Lok Sabha last year passed the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2017, which criminalizes the practice of talaq-e-biddat wherein Muslim men divorce their wives by uttering the word ‘talaq’ thrice.

The bill is currently pending in Rajya Sabha.