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We have won the fight, say Muslim women

New Delhi, Aug 22
The Muslim women who challenged the practice of triple talaq which was struck down on Tuesday by the Supreme Court expressed joy, with one saying that this was a "great day" for them.

Shayara Bano was the first petitioner in the case that led the apex court to declare the centuries-old practice of instant triple talaq among Muslims as unconstitutional, manifestly arbitrary and void in law.

"I feel happy for Muslim women. It's a great day for them," Bano told Doordarshan news.

Another petitioner, Atiya Sabri, was married in 2012 and then divorced, has two daughters aged four and three.

"I was beaten and thrown out of the house. There were attempts to poison me," she said, recalling how she was given instantly divorce.

"I had to fight for myself... I had to fight for my daughters. I didn't withdraw despite all the struggles. We have now won the fight," she added.

Another petitioner, Farah Faiz, hailed the decision. "Now Mullahs won't be able to say there is any injustice against Muslims."


SC decision will end communal appeasement politics: BJP

The Delhi unit of the BJP on Tuesday welcomed the Supreme Court judgement on triple talaq saying the decision will go a long way in ending "communal appeasement politics" and help in empowerment of Muslim women.

"We welcome the Supreme Court's judgement on triple talaq," Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Manoj Tiwari told reporters here at a press conference. 

He said that this decision will go a long way to end communal appeasement politics.

"This decision of the Supreme Court will go a long way to end communal appeasement politics and help in empowerment of the Muslim women," said Tiwari, who represents the northeast constituency of Delhi in Lok Sabha.

He said that people like Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and the Congress party, "who have played and are playing appeasement politics" should take a lesson from the Supreme Court judgement.