New Delhi: The opposition on Saturday charged the prime minister with politicising the triple talaq issue to gain electoral mileage even as a BJP minister in Uttar Pradesh said Muslim men use it to change wives and satisfy their “lust”. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had on Saturday urged the Muslim community to ensure that the triple talaq issue was not “politicised”, and hoped that intellectuals from the community would come forward to fight the practice. Criticising Modi for his comments on triple talaq, SP leader Azam Khan said the prime minister should also speak on other problems being faced by Muslim women. “Modi should speak about the other problems (besides triple talaq) of Muslims women,” Khan said. The BJP minister’s comments come at a time when there is a raging debate over the issue of triple talaq.

Source: Mint April 29, 2017 16:18 UTC