The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) reacting sharply called it a "black day in Indian democracy " when on Tuesday the Parliament passed the central government's bill criminalizing the practice of instant triple talaq. The board maintained its stand of using its constitutional rights to oppose the passed bill in the Supreme Court (SC).

The board, which is the umbrella organisation of all Islamic sects, said that the "Modi government passed the bill in both the lower and upper house despite Muslim women's opposition to it."

Board's general secretary, Maulana Wali Rahmani, said that AIMPLB condemns the central government's action on behalf of millions of women.

Also slamming the opposition, Rahmani said that "they have all shown their true colours." In an official statement, Rahmani said, "We strongly condemn the Congress party, Janta Dal, BSP, AIDMK, Telangana Rashtriya Samithi (TRS) and YSR Congress party. They supported the BJP's political agenda and walked out at the voting time in Rajya Sabha . They have all shown their true colours."

The board's stand on instant triple talaq has been uniform in the past several months clearing that the board considers the practice un-Quranic and un-Islamic and as anti-women. It had also cleared that the Supreme Court's (SC) ruling on such a divorce being invalid was accepted by the board but had been objecting the government's proposal to criminalize an "invalid" practice.

The board maintained its stand of opposing the bill passed in Parliament on Tuesday, in the apex court of Justice.

The board had also formed a committee in December 2018, through which it said meetings with legislators of various parties except BJP will be approached to make them understand legal fallacies of the instant triple talaq ordinance and how it affects women and their families.

