New Delhi: The BJP on Wednesday hailed the Supreme Court verdict that a divorced Muslim woman has the right to seek maintenance from her husband, saying the judgment has put an end to a threat posed to the Constitution by the decision of a previous Congress government.
BJP spokesperson and Rajya Sabha MP Sudhanshu Trivedi said the Rajiv Gandhi government's decision to bring a law to quash a high court judgment granting maintenance to divorced Muslim women was one of the biggest threats to the Constitution. , since it gave primacy to Sharia, the Islamic laws.
"Whenever the Congress was in power, the Constitution was under threat. It was a decision (by Rajiv Gandhi's government) that gave primacy to Sharia over the Constitution. The prestige of the Constitution that was crushed during the Congress government has been restored by this The verdict has put an end to one of the great threats to the Constitution," he said in a press conference in response to a question. In what is popularly known as the Shah Bano case, the Supreme Court admitted his petition in 1985. of alimony to her husband after divorcing. However, the then Congress government passed a law in Parliament to annul the verdict following protests by conservative Muslim groups.
The Supreme Court has now granted a big relief to Muslim women, Trivedi said, adding that it should be seen beyond a question of religion as it is a question of equal rights.
There is no secular state where Sharia provisions like halala, triple talaq and Haj subsidy were permitted and the then government, by enacting a law, had turned India into a partial Islamic state, he claimed.In a ruling with far-reaching implications, the Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that a Muslim woman can seek maintenance from her husband under Section 125 of the CrPC and said the "religious neutrality" provision is applicable to all married women irrespective of their religion. .
The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986 will not prevail over secular law, a bench of Justices B V Nagarathna and Augustine George Masih said, while underlining that maintenance is not charity but a right of all married women.
At the press conference, Trivedi said that Russia's highest state award, the Order of St. Andrew the Apostle, conferred on Prime Minister Narendra Modi by Russian President Vladimir Putin is a matter of pride and satisfaction. Praising the leadership and Modi's global standing, he said many countries, including France, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, have bestowed their highest honor on him. She addressed the joint session of the US Congress twice, the BJP leader noted, adding that the US reiterated that India is a strategic ally, while Russia honored him with its highest award.
No leader of a country enjoys a position like him, Trivedi said.
Attacking the opposition parties, which have questioned Modi on foreign issues, including the Ukraine war, he said they have a habit of sowing doubt on every auspicious occasion. Slamming the Congress, he said the party had passed a resolution in its CWC meeting in support of Palestine after conflict broke out between Israel and the Hamas militant group.
"I want to ask Congress if there is any resolution on the Russia-Ukraine issue. On how many international issues has the CWC (Congressional Working Committee) passed any resolution?" he said, adding that the opposition party should not get involved in selfish and petty actions. foreign affairs policy.
When asked about population growth, he said it is a serious issue and all parties should consider moving beyond party lines. Demographic changes are a challenge for some and an opportunity for others, he said in an attack to the Congress, pointing out that the biggest margin in the Lok Sabha poll was in Assam's Dhubri, where its candidate Rakibul Hussain won by over 10 lakh votes.
Referring to the view, supported by the BJP, that the region has seen a large influx of infiltrators from Bangladesh over decades, Trivedi said people should reflect on the shift in support for the main opposition party by the former MP Badruddin Ajmal, who According to him, was considered supportive of the infiltrators.
When asked about the terror-related incidents in Jammu and Kashmir and the opposition's criticism of the BJP, he said the government is acting firmly. Terrorist incidents were taking place across the country before the Modi government came, he said, citing the high polling rate and influx of tourists to the Valley to claim that a change has occurred.
BJP spokesperson and Rajya Sabha MP Sudhanshu Trivedi said the Rajiv Gandhi government's decision to bring a law to quash a high court judgment granting maintenance to divorced Muslim women was one of the biggest threats to the Constitution. , since it gave primacy to Sharia, the Islamic laws.
"Whenever the Congress was in power, the Constitution was under threat. It was a decision (by Rajiv Gandhi's government) that gave primacy to Sharia over the Constitution. The prestige of the Constitution that was crushed during the Congress government has been restored by this The verdict has put an end to one of the great threats to the Constitution," he said in a press conference in response to a question. In what is popularly known as the Shah Bano case, the Supreme Court admitted his petition in 1985. of alimony to her husband after divorcing. However, the then Congress government passed a law in Parliament to annul the verdict following protests by conservative Muslim groups.
The Supreme Court has now granted a big relief to Muslim women, Trivedi said, adding that it should be seen beyond a question of religion as it is a question of equal rights.
There is no secular state where Sharia provisions like halala, triple talaq and Haj subsidy were permitted and the then government, by enacting a law, had turned India into a partial Islamic state, he claimed.In a ruling with far-reaching implications, the Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that a Muslim woman can seek maintenance from her husband under Section 125 of the CrPC and said the "religious neutrality" provision is applicable to all married women irrespective of their religion. .
The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986 will not prevail over secular law, a bench of Justices B V Nagarathna and Augustine George Masih said, while underlining that maintenance is not charity but a right of all married women.
At the press conference, Trivedi said that Russia's highest state award, the Order of St. Andrew the Apostle, conferred on Prime Minister Narendra Modi by Russian President Vladimir Putin is a matter of pride and satisfaction. Praising the leadership and Modi's global standing, he said many countries, including France, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, have bestowed their highest honor on him. She addressed the joint session of the US Congress twice, the BJP leader noted, adding that the US reiterated that India is a strategic ally, while Russia honored him with its highest award.
No leader of a country enjoys a position like him, Trivedi said.
Attacking the opposition parties, which have questioned Modi on foreign issues, including the Ukraine war, he said they have a habit of sowing doubt on every auspicious occasion. Slamming the Congress, he said the party had passed a resolution in its CWC meeting in support of Palestine after conflict broke out between Israel and the Hamas militant group.
"I want to ask Congress if there is any resolution on the Russia-Ukraine issue. On how many international issues has the CWC (Congressional Working Committee) passed any resolution?" he said, adding that the opposition party should not get involved in selfish and petty actions. foreign affairs policy.
When asked about population growth, he said it is a serious issue and all parties should consider moving beyond party lines. Demographic changes are a challenge for some and an opportunity for others, he said in an attack to the Congress, pointing out that the biggest margin in the Lok Sabha poll was in Assam's Dhubri, where its candidate Rakibul Hussain won by over 10 lakh votes.
Referring to the view, supported by the BJP, that the region has seen a large influx of infiltrators from Bangladesh over decades, Trivedi said people should reflect on the shift in support for the main opposition party by the former MP Badruddin Ajmal, who According to him, was considered supportive of the infiltrators.
When asked about the terror-related incidents in Jammu and Kashmir and the opposition's criticism of the BJP, he said the government is acting firmly. Terrorist incidents were taking place across the country before the Modi government came, he said, citing the high polling rate and influx of tourists to the Valley to claim that a change has occurred.
