Aligarh: Amid growing clamour for banning evil Sharia tradtions like triple talaq, polygamy, nikah halala, a Muslim woman from Aligarh is sitting on a dharna outside her in-laws' residence after her husband divorced her with 'triple talaq'.
Rehana – the woman in question – is married for more than five years. However, she has been staying with her parents for the last one year, after her husband reportedly refused to take her back and demanded money.
Rehana's father claimed that after three years of marriage, her daughter's in-laws started demanding money. I gave them Rs 10 lakhs and had also spent Rs 30-40 lakhs during the wedding, but they were not satisfied and demanded more.
The father further claimed that when Rehana came to know about her husband's plan to divorce her, she reached her in-laws residence, but was not allowed to enter the house.
The police has intervened into the matter and said that it would sit down with both the parties and try to sort out the matter amicably.
The Centre has told the Supreme Court that practices like triple talaq, 'nikah halala' and polygamy impact the social status and dignity of Muslim women and are not protected by the right to profess, practise and propagate religion under Article 25(1) of the Constitution.
While putting forward its argunets before the SC bench, the government reiterated its earlier stand saying these practices render Muslim women "unequal and vulnerable" as compared to men of their community as well as women belonging to other communities.
The Centre described triple talaq, 'nikah halala' and polygamy as "patriarchal values and traditional notions about the role of women in society".
