Triple Talaq Cases Dropped By 80% After Enactment Of Law: Kerala Governor

Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan, speaking at a book launch event, said the government has put an end to the "obnoxious practice" of triple talaq.

Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan on Monday said that cases of divorces in the Muslim community have dropped by 80 per cent since the Muslim Women (Protection Of Rights On Marriage) Act was enacted. Speaking at the book launch event of "Accelerating India: Seven Years of Modi Government" at the Upa-Rashtrapati Nivas in the national capital, Mr Khan said: "The government has put an end to the obnoxious practice of triple talaq which according to the Supreme Court was not only in the consonance of scriptures but being arbitrary it also violated the Constitution of India." He said the practice had continued before a law was brought. "I had an experience of triple talaq atrocities with one of my acquaintances, tried to help but failed," he said. "The government has to look after those who are being oppressed. In this matter of triple talaq, the government has created history. There is a decline of 80 per cent in the divorce rate due to this law," he added.