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The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) and other Muslim outfits boycotted the Law Commission’s exercise to seek inputs for a uniform civil code, and accused the government of waging a “war” against the community. 

“People of different cultures stay in this country. If the uniform civil code is implemented, attempts will be made to paint all in one color, which is not in the interest of the country. Also, we don’t want the practice of triple talaq to be abolished. There are more divorces in other communities. Rather the highest rate, which is double that of Muslims, is among Hindus,” Jamiat-Ulema-e-Hind president Maulana Arshad Madani claimed. 

AIMPLB general secretary Wali Rehmani further said that, the Muslim community members have all the right to raise about the triple talaq, as it’s a democratic world.

“The government is trying to divert the attention of people from its failure. We hope it withdraws the move. If it doesn’t, we will decide on our future course of action. At present, we are trying to create awareness among Muslims in the country,” he said. 

Taking a step further, the Law Commission had appealed to members of religious, minority and social groups, NGO’s , political parties and government agencies, to present their views through a questionnaire on a range of issues, including the practice of triple talaq and the right to property for a woman citizen.