It cited the “brute majority” the BJP-led government enjoys in Lok Sabha and the “united Opposition” in Rajya Sabha to justify the change in its approach. In Lok Sabha, it had not even participated in the debate and voting. Party leaders claimed the silence in the Lok Sabha was part of a “deliberate strategy”. What is it that the BJP or the government has done for Muslim women? It also provides for “subsistence allowance” to Muslim women and custody of minor children as “may be determined by the magistrate”.

Source: Indian Express January 03, 2018 23:15 UTC