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Bring law to punish those who abandon their wives: Owaisi (Lead)
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) Those who marry and abandon their wives should be punished and the government should bring a law to this effect, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi said in Parliament on Thursday.
“If at all you want to bring a law, then make a law that if a person marries and abandons his wife, he should be punished,” Owaisi said, without naming anyone, while participating in a discussion on the bill in the Lok Sabha that criminalises triple talaq.
Terming the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights and Marriage) Bill a “bad law”, the Hyderabad MP contended it would prove another handle for the abuse of Muslim women.
He said the word “talaq” was a “verbal abuse” and hence should be dealt with under the Domestic Violence Act.
The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief demanded that the government should create “a corpus of Rs 1,000 crore” to take care of the women whose husbands would be jailed under this law and the wife would have no means of sustenance.
Owaisi accused the Narendra Modi government of trying to interfere in the Muslim Personal Law through such legislation.
Earlier, as the Bill was being introduced in the House, Owaisi said that justice should be done to “20 lakh abandoned women” from all religions, including “our Bhabhis in Gujarat”, while strongly opposing the introduction of the bill that criminalises triple talaq.
Speaking after Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad tabled the Bill, he said that it violated the fundamental rights and lacked “basic legal coherence”.
Maintaining that not enough consultation was done on the Bill, Owaisi said: “This will be injustice to Muslim women… Make a law where the 20 lakh women from other religions have been abandoned, which also includes our Bhabhis in Gujarat… They should be given justice.”
“There is absence of consistency with the existing legal framework. The bill says the husband will be sent to jail, and it also says he will have to pay allowance… How can a person in jail pay allowance,” he asked, referring to the provision that a woman given triple talaq will have the right to seek maintenance.
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Foodman Vishal Singh Honored for Hunger Free World Mission in Bangkok
Lucknow: Vishal Singh, a renowned social worker from Lucknow, also known as Foodman, has once again made India proud. He was honored by the Happy Hands Gloves Cooperative Limited Company in Korathai, Thailand, for his work with the Hunger Free World Mission.
The Hunger Free World Mission’s meeting was held in Korathai, Thailand, under Vishal Singh’s leadership. Representatives from several countries, including Mr. Raja Dwivedi (Managing Director of Happy Hands Gloves Limited), Thailand Coordinator Mr. Raja Mishra, and member Mr. Varun Singh, attended the event.
Under Vishal Singh’s leadership, the attendees took a pledge to work together toward creating a hunger-free world.
Speaking on the occasion, Vishal Singh explained that the main goal of the Hunger Free World Mission is social participation. He said the mission is not just about feeding people but also about meeting other basic needs of those who are struggling. The mission focuses on helping families of terminally ill patients in hospitals by providing food and shelter. It also works to fulfill essential needs like education, jobs, and care for the elderly.
For the last 16 years, the Vijay Sri Foundation has been providing free services, benefiting thousands of people. Vishal Singh highlighted that the mission aims to gain global recognition like other organizations such as WHO, WWF, and Red Cross, which work for social causes.
During this meeting, Vishal Singh was appointed as the Chairman of the Hunger Free World Mission by representatives from various countries. They also discussed holding regular meetings in different countries to push the mission forward.
Business tycoon Dr. Abhishek Verma has also supported this humanitarian mission, vowing to promote the idea of “Seva Parmo Dharma” (Service is the highest duty) worldwide. Vishal Singh praised him, stating that people like Dr .Abhishek Verma inspire others to work for the betterment of society.
Recently, Romania’s Ambassador, Mr . Daniela Sezonov Ţane, invited Vishal Singh to the Romanian Embassy in Delhi, where they discussed the mission in detail. Impressed by his humanitarian work, she honored Vishal Singh and invited him to Romania to take the mission forward .
Food man Vishal Singh has been serving the people of India for the past 16 years. Through the Vijay Sri Foundation, he provides free meals to cancer patients & their families ,shelter, and education for women & children along with running free old-age homes in Lucknow.
In addition to his humanitarian work, Vishal Singh also addresses issues like crime and corruption through his role as Chairman of Seva Path Media and Managing Director of Vijay Sri Foundation.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Vishal Singh and his team worked tirelessly to provide food and help to the needy, including starving children, elderly citizens, and pregnant women. Despite contracting the virus himself, he continued to assist others after his recovery. He even created a life-saving oxygen regulator using household items, which was praised by doctors both in India and abroad.
In his address at the meeting, Vishal Singh spoke about his mission to create a hunger-free world. He pointed out that India’s large population, along with issues like unemployment and poverty, has caused the country to fall on the Hunger Index. He urged people to contribute just one handful of grains daily to help create a hunger-free world.
He concluded by saying that through social participation, we can empower the people around us, meet their basic needs, and work together to build a stronger, more prosperous, and developed society.