Mumbai: BJP MP Sushil Kumar Modi said that the time has come for reforms in Muslim Personal Laws to ensure gender neutrality.

During a discussion on the topic of “Uniform Civil Code (UCC): Majoritarian Agenda or Much-needed Reform?” at the India Today Conclave here, he cited the practices of polygamy and “triple talaq” and said there is a need for gender neutrality in-laws.

The time has arrived to make changes to the current Muslim Personal rules, according to Modi, a former deputy chief minister of Bihar.

Asaduddin Owaisi, the leader of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), Flavia Agnes, a lawyer and campaigner for women’s rights, and Modi all took part in the conversation.

“What kind of law requires a divorced woman, who intends to get married to her first husband again, to first marry and get ‘triple talaq’ from another man to fulfil her wish?” the BJP leader asked.

On the Uniform Civil Code, BJP MP Modi said its first draft “can be expected sooner than later”.

“When the Hindu Code Bill was introduced in 1955, the Hindus vehemently opposed it. At the time, polygamy was more prominent among Hindus than Muslims,” he said.

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