Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked National Democratic Alliance (NDA) MPs to reach out to Muslim women, especially during the festival of Raksha Bandhan, an outreach related to his government’s decision to impose a ban on triple talaq that has, he said, bolstered a feeling of security among Muslim women.
He reportedly made these remarks at a meeting of NDA MPs from Odisha, West Bengal and Jharkhand on Monday night, a part of a series of meetings to be held by Mr. Modi with the 338 NDA MPs. The meetings are being held with a view to boosting synergy within the alliance, now expanded to 38 parties, in the run-up to the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.
“The remarks were made in the context of Prime Minister Modi stating that there was a need to connect with all sections of society,” an MP present at the meeting said.
