Finance Minister Arun Jaitley took to Facebook to clarify the government’s stand on triple talaq in view of introducing a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) and the current lack of it. In a long Facebook post, Jaitley claimed that the government is against a “conservative” – and “obsolete” – opposition to the personal laws.
Jaitley prepared his battle-ground before diving into the topic, and launched an attack by saying:
The issue with regard to the constitutional validity of ‘Triple Talaq’ is distinct from the Uniform Civil Code... Irrespective of whether the Uniform Civil Code is today possible or otherwise, a pertinent question arises with regard to reforms within the personal laws of various communities.