Modi slams Cong on triple talaq, asks if it's stands for Muslim men only
Prime Minister Narendra Modi attacked Congress over its stand on triple talaq, asking if it was a party for Muslim men alone, here on Saturday in Uttar Pradesh.
"The real face of these parties was revealed by their approach on triple talaq,” he said.
“On one side the Centre is making efforts to ease and improve the life of women and on the other these parties are working to put the life of women, especially Muslim women, in danger,” he said.
"Crores of Muslim women had always demanded that triple talaq should be banned, as it is banned even in Islamic countries,” he said.
“I read in the newspaper that the Congress president had said that Congress is a party of Muslims, and there has been discussion on this for the past two days. I am not surprised as when Manmohan Singh was PM, he had said that Muslims have the first right over natural resources,” he said.
“But I want to ask the Congress whether it is a party of Muslims men alone," he said.
The criticism comes just days ahead of the monsoon session of Parliament during which the BJP-led government is likely to push for the passage in the Rajya Sabha of a bill against instant triple talaq. The bill has already been passed in the Lower House, but remains pending in the Rajya Sabha amid opposition reservations over it.
"Is there any place for the dignity and the rights of Muslim women? They have stalled legislation in the Parliament and they do not allow Parliament to run," Modi said.
-PTC News
