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Suhra Meets Union Minister Rijiju, Presents Draft Bill
The New Indian Express Kozhikode
|February 26, 2025
SOCIAL activist V P Suhra met with Union Minister of Minority Affairs Kiren Rijiju in New Delhi to present a draft bill advocating amendments to the Muslim inheritance law.
The proposed amendments aim to ensure justice and fairness in the distribution of inheritance among Muslim women.
Union Minister of State for Petroleum and Tourism Suresh Gopi too was part of the meeting.
Rijiju is learnt to have responded positively, assuring further consultations with the Union Law Ministry, legal experts, and other concerned authorities to evaluate the proposed changes.
Suhra emphasised on the necessity of revising existing inheritance laws to address gender disparities.
This story is from the February 26, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Kozhikode.
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