Saira Bano Appointed Vice President Of Uttarakhand Women's Commission

Rudrapur: Saira Bano, a resident of Kashipur in Udham Singh Nagar, who had filed a writ petition against triple talaq, has been appointed the vice president of Uttarakhand Women's Commission.

Bano had filed a writ petition against triple talaq in 2016 and the Supreme Court had ruled in her favour in 2017. The Central Government had in 2018 made a law on triple talaq that declared the practice unconstitutional and punishable. Bano was married to Rizwan Ahmed, a property dealer from Prayagraj in 2002. Rizwan had given her triple talaq in 2015 after which she went to court against the practice.

Earlier, on April 1, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami expressed his heartfelt gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the state government marked three years of good governance. Taking to social media platform X, Dhami credited PM Modi’s leadership, guidance, and special attachment to Uttarakhand for the state’s progress.

"On behalf of all the residents of the state, I express my heartfelt gratitude to the respected Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi ji for his good wishes on the occasion of completion of three years of our government dedicated to service, good governance, and development. As a result of your able leadership, guidance, and special attachment towards Uttarakhand, our state is creating new dimensions of development. Realizing the vision of a strong and prosperous Uttarakhand, we have taken concrete steps towards making the state self-reliant and strong in all areas, including education, employment, health, infrastructure, transport, and tourism," Dhami posted.