Loksabha has passed the triple talaq bill on 28th December 2018. It was a mere formality once Supreme court has passed the judgement pertaining the practice. It is very easy to decipher the political logic of the bill and it is also easy to predict that effectiveness of bill hinges on inclination of potential victims to come forward defying the beliefs. What is the political logic of the bill? It is a victory through symbols for the party which has risen on the heatwaves of rhetoric around symbols. BJP has successfully constructed and peddled the theme of 'Muslim appeasement'. As per this logic, Muslims have been given undeserved benefits. One of the 'benefit', perceived by those who enforce this concept, is Muslim marriage act which allows Muslim men to have more than one wife and allows them to divorce the wife using triple talaq. BJP, which now has to take on the 'Muslim appeasement' , has to take away the undeserving benefits. ...
Guiding light for the philosopher is the consistency or non-self contradicting nature of arguments. This blog attempts to see the issues under consideration from the lens of consistency and contradiction. The objective is to point out inconsistencies and contradiction. Sometimes, I might suggest a possible improvement, but it is not an imperative.