Letter to BS: Number of divorce cases has shown alarming increase in India

The Bharatiya Janata Party government is trying its best to bring the Uniform Civil Code to cover all the citizens of the country

The number of divorce cases in our country has shown alarming increase in the last few years. If the trend continues, the day might not be far when it reaches the figures in the US and the UK where 40-50 per cent of the marriages end in divorce.

Prophet Muhammad had purportedly said that “the most hated thing before Allah is divorce”. However, when, in the absence of compatibility, a couple cannot carry on their union with mutual love and understanding, it is better to allow them to get separated than compel them to live together in an atmosphere of hatred