Why Pakistan, Bangladesh Does Not Have Triple Talaq: PM Modi Bats For Uniform Civil Code

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday questioned if triple talaq was inalienable from Islam, why it isn't practised in Muslim-majority countries like Egypt, Indonesia, Qatar, Jordan, Syria, Bangladesh, and Pakistan.

Egypt had removed the practice 80-90 years ago, and that some people want the license to discriminate against Muslim women all the time through the Triple Talaq noose, the prime minister said.

"We don't sit in air-conditioned offices and issue diktats, we brave harsh weather to be with people," PM Modi said to the BJP workers.

"The BJP has decided that it won't adopt the path of appeasement and vote bank," he said.

He also said those supporting triple talaq were doing grave injustice to Muslim daughters.

"The people who advocate Triple Talaq are votebank-hungry people, and they are doing injustice to Muslim women. Triple Talaq destroy the entire family. Muslim-majority countries have also banned Triple Talaq," he said.

Recently, I was in Egypt...They abolished Triple Talaq around 80-90 years ago.

PM Modi attacks opposition

Speaking to BJP workers in Madhya Pradesh, PM Modi came down heavily on opposition unity ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

"Those (opposition leaders) who used to curse and abuse each other are now touching each other's feet, such is the level of their restlessness," said PM Modi.

"The anxiety among among the opposition parties is making it evident that the people have decided to bring the BJP to power in 2024. A massive victory for the BJP is certain in 2024. This is the reason why these opposition parties are freaking out," he told BJP workers in Bhopal.

"These Opposition parties are a guarantee of corruption and scams. A few days ago, there was photo op event of these parties. History of these parties shows that all of them together were involved in scams worth over Rs 20 lakh crore," the prime minister added.

On Friday, Opposition parties had resolved to take on the BJP unitedly in 2024 Lok Sabha elections at a crucial meeting here hosted by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.