A delegation comprising of P.K Sreemathi (M.P Loksabha), Sudha Sundararaman (Vice-President) , Kirti Singh (Legal Convenor, AIDWA) S.Punyavathi (Vice-President) , Tapasi Praharaj (National Secretary) , Asha Sharma (General Secretary, Delhi JMS) Maimoona Mollah (President, Delhi JMS) met the Law Minister and submitted a memorandum regarding the Bill of the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2017, bringing to his attention the concerns of various women’s organizations and individuals about it.
The Law Minister gave a patient hearing to the views expressed by the delegation and also explained the government’s stand point. He assured that the government would examine the questions raised in the memorandum seriously.
The Memorandum which had been endorsed by many women’s organizations and individuals was disseminated at a joint press meet held on February 8th, 2018 at 3 pm in the IWPC is attached. The press meet was addressed by Kirti Singh, Sudha Sundararaman, S Punyavathi, Shabnam Hashmi, Sheeba Aslam Fehmi and Maimoona Mollah.
