A poor Muslim woman called Shah Bano Begum was given triple talaq by her husband, Mohammad Ahmed Khan.
She claimed maintenance from her husband.
In the year 1985, the Supreme Court gave the judgment in her favor.
The Supreme Court also directed the Indian government that it must prepare a Uniform Civil Code, so that all Indians can follow similar laws irrespective of religion and caste.
Indira Gandhi was assassinated in the year 1984 just before the general elections. The Congress party of Rajiv Gandhi came pact to power with a brute majority of around 80% in the Indian parliament.
Instead of utilizing this brute majority to frame the uniform civil code and modernize India, Rajiv Gandhi most shamelessly succumbed to the pressure from Muslims and amended the Muslim personal law to curtail the right of a Muslim woman for maintenance.
This case is famously known as the Shah Bano case.
This is an ugly example of minority appeasement politics and vote bank politics of Congress party.
RE:Shah Bano case
by on May 09, 2008 03:44 PM Permalink
What the f... BJP have been doing?Appeasing majority Hindu for their vote bank.The poltics of India has such rotten that every party is using the appeasement policy.Shivsena for marathi,BSP for dalit,RJP for backward etc.
RE:Shah Bano case
by Sameer Bhagwat on May 09, 2008 03:53 PM Permalink
is the shah banu a case between Muslims and Hindus?what are you talking about? Without going into the merits of the case,you should first understand this is a internal issue and not between Hindus and Muslims so dont tlk about appeasement
