NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday mentioned his government had removed a discriminatory apply the place Muslim girls were allowed to go back and forth for Haj handiest in the company of a 'mahram' or male parent.
Wondering how such "injustice" was being rendered to Muslim girls for decades, Modi mentioned, "Our ministry of minority affairs issued corrective measures and we ameliorated this restriction by phasing out a tradition that had been in practice for the past 70 years."
"Today, Muslim women can perform Haj without 'mahram' and I am happy to note that this time about 1,300 Muslim women have applied to perform Haj without mahram," the PM mentioned in his per month radio cope with 'Mann Ki Baat'.
Noting that this sort of restriction was no longer prevalent in many Islamic international locations, Modi mentioned, "When I first heard about it, I puzzled how it may well be imaginable. Who would have drafted such laws? Why this discrimination? And when I went into the depth of the matter I was shocked to search out that even after 70 years of our independence, we were the ones who had imposed these restrictions.
For many years, injustice was being rendered to Muslim girls however there was no discussion on it. Even in many Islamic international locations, this tradition does no longer exist. But Muslim girls in India did not have this proper. And I am satisfied that our government paid heed to this matter."
He mentioned he has urged to the minority affairs ministry that they should ensure that all girls who have implemented to go back and forth on my own be allowed to perform Haj. "Usually, there is a lottery system for selection of Haj pilgrims but I would like that single women pilgrims should be excluded from this lottery system and they should be given a chance as a special category," Modi mentioned.
Wondering how such "injustice" was being rendered to Muslim girls for decades, Modi mentioned, "Our ministry of minority affairs issued corrective measures and we ameliorated this restriction by phasing out a tradition that had been in practice for the past 70 years."
"Today, Muslim women can perform Haj without 'mahram' and I am happy to note that this time about 1,300 Muslim women have applied to perform Haj without mahram," the PM mentioned in his per month radio cope with 'Mann Ki Baat'.
Noting that this sort of restriction was no longer prevalent in many Islamic international locations, Modi mentioned, "When I first heard about it, I puzzled how it may well be imaginable. Who would have drafted such laws? Why this discrimination? And when I went into the depth of the matter I was shocked to search out that even after 70 years of our independence, we were the ones who had imposed these restrictions.
For many years, injustice was being rendered to Muslim girls however there was no discussion on it. Even in many Islamic international locations, this tradition does no longer exist. But Muslim girls in India did not have this proper. And I am satisfied that our government paid heed to this matter."
He mentioned he has urged to the minority affairs ministry that they should ensure that all girls who have implemented to go back and forth on my own be allowed to perform Haj. "Usually, there is a lottery system for selection of Haj pilgrims but I would like that single women pilgrims should be excluded from this lottery system and they should be given a chance as a special category," Modi mentioned.
Muslim women can now go for Haj without male guardian: PM Narendra Modi
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