The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) during its Working Committee meeting held in Bhatkal, Karnataka on February 7, discussed the recent developments taking place in Babri Masjid demolition case, and other contentious issues like Nikahnama. It also opposed compulsory marriage registration and the proposed Central Madrasa Board. Abdur Raheem Quraishi, secretary of AIMPLB, said an AIMPLB delegation will call on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to register its opposition and place the grievances of the community before the government.
The convener of the meeting Advocate Zafaryab Jilani, who is also pleading on behalf of Muslims in the Babri Masjid title suit informed the Working Committee that two trials were going on in Babri Masjid case in the courts of Lucknow and Raibareli.
The members also condemned the efforts of the UP government to pass a ruling that deprives the married women of right to inheritance while allowing the same for an unmarried girl. They demanded that all the females should be given equal share in inheritance irrespective of their marital status.