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Shah Bano returns to haunt

By Sandeep B

December 30, 2009

Muslim Law Board’s criticism of SC judgement upholding the right of a divorced woman to get maintenance from her husband smacks of an attempt to foster separatist tendencies

Every application by a divorced woman under Section 125… of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, pending before a Magistrate on the commencement of this Act shall, notwithstanding anything contained in that code… be disposed of by such Magistrate in accordance with the provisions of this Act.”

This quote is from that spectacular, Congress-created monster called the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986. That it was one of the chief factors leading to Rajiv Gandhi’s downfall is purely incidental, and depending on which side of the fence you are on, equally led to the rise of ‘Hindu fundamentalism’. Also, that the entire Red Spectrum rues till date that this Act was the undoing of about 40 years’ of their ‘hard work’ is also incidental. But all these are incidental because we see subtle portents that this phenomenon is eminently capable of self-renewal. All it needs is a simple perpetuation of the current political climate.

On December 4, a Supreme Court Bench comprising Justices Deepak Verma and Sudarshan Reddy upheld the right of a divorced Muslim woman, Shabana Bano to receive maintenance from her husband.

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CPM criticised for communalising nuclear issue

CPM criticised for communalising nuclear issue

Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

Another Muslim intellectual believes that it was wrong on the part of the CPM to terrorise other political parties in the name of a religion just to achieve their target, which may not be in the nation's interest. He feared that the CPI(M) statement would set a wrong example and communalise the politics of a country that has remained democratic.

"Our opposition to the deal notwithstanding, he (Pandhe) should not have linked it to a backlash by the Muslims. I doubt whether the other parties trusted by the Muslims feel in a similar fashion. We should not take such suicidal steps," a Muslim CPM leader said. He feared that such statements might boomerang on the party's face and deal a severe blow to its electoral prospects. Throughout the day, the CPM remained tightlipped and did not offer any explanation or contradiction to its "Muslim backlash" comment.

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