Lucknow: Understanding the pangs of victims of ‘triple talaaq’, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has started talking about the need for uniform civil code. While many have criticised the PM for the same, he is only getting more reasons to stand by what he has been striving for.

Shagufta Shah, a mother of two and a triple talaaq victim from Lucknow decided to write to Prime Minister Narendra Modi about her ordeal.

In her letter, Shah has spoken eloquently about the pain she was subjected to when she became pregnant for the third time and how her husband Shamshad Sayeed wanted her to terminate the pregnancy fearing that the third born may also be a girl.

Shagufta refused to budge down to the unreasonable demand and with this began a prolonged episode of torments. When all their efforts to terminate pregnancy failed, Shamshad and his family threw Shagufta out of the house and before she was thrown away, Shamshad hurled those three words.

“Talaaq…… Talaaq….. Talaaq,” literally brought Shagufta’s world to a halt!

When visits to police station failed to make a difference, taking a cue from fellow Saharanpur resident Atiya Sabri, Shagufta too decided to raise her voice against the instant divorce practice and wrote to Prime Minister. for help. A copy of the letter had been sent to UP CM Yogi Adithyanath, District Magistrate and the National Commission for Women.

“Mr Prime minister, it is my humble request to please help this poor and helpless woman. I also request you to ensure that this evil tradition ends so that woman like me and other victims get justice and live a dignified life,” she wrote.

The triple talaq is a Sharia law practice which allows men to end a marriage simply by saying “talaq” to their wives three times in succession.

While many Muslim-majority countries such as Pakistan and Indonesia have outlawed the custom for years, India -home to the world’s third-largest Muslim population- continues to allow it.