Apex Muslim body resents centre’s bid to pass talaq bill

THE BOARD TOOK SERIOUS NOTE OF THE SUGGESTION MADE BY ONE OF THE MEMBERS WHO SAID THE MOSQUE SOULD BE SHIFTED

HYDERABAD: The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) on Saturday strongly resented the attempts of the NDA government at the Centre to make a legislation on instant triple talaq.

AIMPLB general secretary Moulana Wali Rehmani, in his report at the 26th plenary of the board, expressed concern over “the threat to the personal law with the instant triple talaq legislation being enacted” by the Central government. “It is against the fundamental rights guaranteed in the Indian Constitution and also against the previous court verdicts,” he said.

Appreciating the stand taken by Opposition parties in the Rajya Sabha, where the bill was stalled, Rehmani requested the personal law board to guide Muslims in this regard. He also asked the plenary to evolve a strategy to stop the Centre from passing the bill.

The Board also took serious note of an initiative to broker an out-of-court settlement in the Babri Masjid-RamJanmobhoomi dispute, made by Moulana Sayyed Salman Hussaini Nadvi, an executive committee member.

While Nadvi skipped the plenary meeting on the second day, the Board constituted a fourmember committee to examine his comments and suggest disciplinary action against him.

“The committee would submit its findings on Maulana Salman Nadvi’s action to the Board on Sunday and also suggest what action needs to be taken,” board member SQR Ilyasi said.

He said Nadvi had mooted his own proposal to give up the disputed land in Ayodhya without discussing it with the Board.

Undeterred by the Board’s threat of action, Nadvi is sticking to his stand.

“I will neither resign nor change my position or the approach to seek a peaceful and negotiated settlement to the Ayodhya dispute,” said Nadvi.