14 October,2016 08:24 AM IST | | Agencies
All India Muslim Personal Law Board and a number of other prominent Muslim organisations reject Law Commission’s questionnaire on the triple talaq practice and the Uniform Civil Code
The development comes days after the Centre told the Supreme Court that âtriple talaq,' ânikaah halala' and polygamy were not integral to the practice of Islam or essential religious practices. Representation pic
New Delhi: The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) and a number of other prominent Muslim organisations on Thursday rejected the Law Commission's questionnaire on the Uniform Civil Code, calling it "misleading."
The Law Commission had on October 7 sought feedback from public on whether the practice of triple talaq be abolished and whether a Uniform Civil Code should be optional.
âMuslims will boycott this'
Calling the questionnaire "misleading and divisive", AIMPLB General Secretary Maulana Wali Rahmani said Muslims would not respond to it. "We will boycott this questionnaire. No Muslim will respond to it because it is misleading and deceitful. The Uniform Civil Code is divisive and will lead to social unrest," he said. "The uniform code is not suited for this nation. There are so many cultures in India and they have to be respected. A uniform code is against the spirit of the Constitution, which safeguards the right of citizens to practise their culture and religion," he said.
Timing questioned
Questioning the timing of the move, Rahmani said the Narendra Modi-government had deliberately thrown up this issue now to "hide its failures in the last two-and-half years."
Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind President Maulana Arshad Madani said: "We don't want the practice of triple talaq to be abolished. There are more divorces in other communities. Rather the highest rate, which is double that of Muslims, is amongst Hindus."
