Embarrassing Moments due to Triumvirates Congress Lawyers’ Roles
The Congress may have shied away from taking any clear line on the triple talaq issue, but some of the arguments made by senior leader and ace legal brain Kapil Sibal while arguing in favour of the practice may embarrass the party. Sibal represented the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) in the triple talaq case in the Supreme Court. In fact, he had equated the issue of triple talaq with the belief that Lord Rama was born in Ayodhya , arguing that these were matters of faith which cannot be put to test on grounds of constitutional morality. In fact, the Congress’ army of lawyer-leaders has put the grand old party on a spot many times. Earlier, Sibal had also defended Trinamool Congress in the Saradha Scam at a time when the Congress was stitching together an alliance with the Left Front ahead of West Bengal polls last year. Sibal had also extended his legal services to former BCCI president Anurag Thakur in the perjury case in the apex court. Thaku...