In his first remarks on the issue of instant triple talaq after a bill banning it was cleared by Lok Sဣabha, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said after "years of suffering", Muslim women have final😼ly found a way out to "free" themselves from the practice.
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"Without referring to the Muslim women Protection of Rights on Marriage Bill passed by Lo🌠k Sabha last week, Modi said Muslim women were facing hardships due to the prevailing practice of instant triple talaq for years. "But now they have found way to free themselves (from the practice)," he said.
The PM was෴ delivering the inaugural address for the 85th Sivagiri Pilgrimage Celebrations, at Sivagiri Mutt, Varkala, Kerala via video conference﷽.
Sivagiri is the holy abode of one of the great saints and social 💟reܫformers Sree Narayan Guru.
(PTI)
