Why Modi govt's Triple Talaq Bill is divorced from reality faced by Muslim women
By making it punishable, triple talaq, rendered illegal anyway, has become an offence greater than any in the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act.
In a bid to rescue her personal law from the grip of perverse custom, Shayara Bano petitioned the Supreme Court of India to declare talaq e biddat (instant triple talaq) illegal.
None of the opponents was in favour of triple talaq either, but they cautioned against political motivations in the name of the 'Muslim woman's cause'. They argued that strengthening her economic rights would be more empowering than keeping her in
