New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Sunday said that politics of appeasement was the reason behind the continuance of the "evil practice" of triple talaq for so long while speaking at an event in Delhi. He also defended the law criminalising triple talaq, asserting that it establishes gender equality.
"Some people level allegations against BJP government that such action is anti-Muslim. I want to make it clear that this is only and only to benefit Muslims," he said.
It was a "nightmare" for crores of Muslim women who were denied of their rights, he said.
Coming down heavily on the Congress, he said the party has "no shame" and continues to oppose the law on triple talaq.
Referring to the Rajiv Gandhi government's decision to bring a law to overturn the Supreme Court judgement in the Shah Bano case, he said it would be considered a "black day" in the history of Parliament.
There is no doubt in the minds of those favouring triple talaq and those opposing it that it was an "evil practice".
People should welcome moves for eradication of any evil practice, but there is opposition in case of triple talaq. "The politics of appeasement is responsible for it," he said.