Shayara Bano, Muslim woman who fought against triple talaq, joins BJP

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Delhi, Oct 10, 2020: Shayara Bano, the Muslim woman who fought a long legal battle against triple talaq, has joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). She joined the party today in Dehradun in presence of Uttarakhand BJP leaders including state BJP president Bansidhar Bhagat.

In 2016, Shayara Bano knocked the doors of the Supreme Court against the practice of triple talaq (or instant divorce), saying it was an "unfair practice" and demanded its abolition in India. Shayara Bano was the original petitioner in the case against triple talaq.

She said she was duped into accepting a letter that summarily broke her home. A marriage of 15 years was dissolved in minutes unilaterally with her husband dispatching a ’talaqnama’ to her while she was at her parent’s place in Kashipur, Uttarakhand recuperating from an illness.


courtesy: IndiaToday