'Triple talaq is all about lust', says BJP minister in Yogi Adityanath's cabinet

"Triple talaq is a practice used to satisfy lust by changing wives," said Swami Prasad Maurya a minister in Yogi Adityanath's cabinet. The minister statements made in an attempt to criticise the archaic practice kicked up a storm. While the minister was trying to assert that the BJP stood by Muslim women, his description of triple talaq sparked controversy.

"These talaqs have no basis. No one will deem it right if someone keeps changing his wives only to satisfy his lust and forces his wife and children to beg on the streets," claimed the BJP leader. He added that his party would stand with Muslim women who have been given talaq 'unreasonably' and 'arbitrarily'.

The 63-year-old BJP leader's statements come at a time when the country is debating triple talaq. The all India Muslim personal board has said that there was no need for the government to interfere in the matter. It added that it would review the practice of triple talaq. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court is all set to hear petitions challenging the practice starting May 11.

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