Progressive Muslim groups challenge Shariat campaign and seek reforms
Progressive Muslim groups have opposed the All India Muslim Personal Law Board’s “Save India, Save Shariat” campaign, arguing that it could strengthen political narratives advanced by the BJP and Sangh Parivar. The groups are calling instead for reforms that promote gender justice, according to The Hindu.
Progressive Muslim groups have criticised the All India Muslim Personal Law Board’s “Save India, Save Shariat” campaign and called for reforms based on gender justice, The Hindu reports. The groups said the campaign could provide political ammunition to the BJP and Sangh Parivar. They argued that it might allow those organisations to present themselves as defenders of constitutional principles.
At the same time, the campaign could suggest that Muslims were seeking a separate legal framework, according to the signatories cited by The Hindu. The groups objected to that portrayal and linked their concerns to the political consequences of the campaign. The supplied material does not identify the signatories, state the number of organisations involved or set out the specific reforms they proposed.
It also does not include a response from the All India Muslim Personal Law Board, the BJP or the Sangh Parivar.
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