SC Verdict On Sabarimala Temple 'Progressive': Congress

The Supreme Court delivered its verdict saying that it was violative of womens' fundamental rights and constitutional guarantees.

Outlook Web Bureau

Updated on: 28 September 2018 12:56 pm

The Congress on Friday described the Supreme Court's verdict to open the gates of the Sabarimala Temple in Kerala to women of all ages as "progressive" and said that there could be no discrimination to worship on the basis of gender.

"There can be no discrimination to worship on the basis of gender or otherwise. A welcome and progressive move towards gender equality by Supreme Court in Sabarimala. As society evolves, so should our religious beliefs and laws," Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala

We wholeheartedly welcome this progressive and far reaching decision in case of entry into #SabrimalaTemple .

Supreme Court decision has given a fresh expression to the rights of women and how they cannot be subjugated to any religious practice, no matter how sacred.
— Randeep Singh Surjewala (@rssurjewala) September 28, 2018

His remarks came soon after the Supreme Court delivered its verdict saying that it was violative of womens' fundamental rights and constitutional guarantees.

In a majority 4:1 judgment, the top court also read down the provision of Kerala laws that protected the prohibition and said it could not be covered under practices essential and integral to religious practice.

(IANS)