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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday said the politicians maintaining silence on the issue of 'triple talaq' were equally responsible as those practising it as he linked the Muslim practice of divorce to the disrobing of Draupadi in the Mahabharata.
"...No one was able to utter even a single word. At that time, Vidur said people who have committed the crime, those who are the accomplices and those who maintained silence on this issue are equally responsible," Adityanath said, referring to the practice of 'triple talaq'.
He made these remarks at an event to mark the 91st birth anniversary of former prime minister Chandrashekhar.
His remarks came a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a strong pitch against the divisive issue of 'triple talaq', insisting that the exploitation of Muslim women should end and justice be served to them.
Modi had, however, deprecated any attempt at creating a "conflict" within the Muslim community on the issue and suggested tackling it through social awareness.
The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has asserted Muslims have a "constitutional" right to follow their personal law of which 'triple talaq' was a part.
AIMPLB General Secretary Maulana Wali Rehmani had on Sunday said that the board had decided to issue a code of conduct and warned that those who give 'talaq' (divorce) without following the 'Sharia' (Islamic law) will face social boycott.
(With inputs from PTI.)
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