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Triple Talaq bill a big 'dhoka,' says All India Muslim Personal Law Board

Triple Talaq bill a big 'dhoka,' says All India Muslim Personal Law Board

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The Triple Talaq bill, called The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2017, has already been passed in the Lok Sabha and is awaiting a nod from the Rajya Sabha

The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) said on Thursday that even though they may not be opposed to the Triple Talaq Bill but are raising objections on the major flaws which are against fundamentals rights of Muslim men and women, saying that it is a big "dhoka."

The Triple Talaq bill, called The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2017, has already been passed in the Lok Sabha and is awaiting a nod from the Rajya Sabha.

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The AIMPLB has maintained that it is not against the practice of triple talaq, but it has opposed the proposed legislation saying it is an interference in Muslim personal law. The Board has, however, faced criticism for failing to bring reforms in personal laws.

The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) is all set to introduce a new clause in its "Model Nikahnama" or marriage contract, where the groom will have to pledge in writing that he will not give instant divorce to his wife.

"Yes... we are making a provision in the model nikahnama (Islamic marriage contract) in which there will be column - 'I will not give triple talaq'. Once during nikah (marriage) this column is ticked, one will not be able to give triple talaq," AIMPLB spokesman Maulana Khalil-ur-Rehman Sajjad Nomani said in Lucknow.

The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) would discuss the new model as well as future course of action on key issues during a meeting in Hyderabad which will go on for three days from February 9-11 which will include over 600 Muslic scholars from across the country.

In August, the Supreme Court struck down the controversial Islamic practice of instant divorce or 'talaq- e-biddat' as arbitrary and unconstitutional
The government later brought the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill which was passed by the Lok Sabha on December 28. It seeks to declare instant triple a criminal offence with a provision of up to three years in jail for the husband.