Petition seeking legal abolition of polygamy in India signed by 300 leading progressive figures
More than 300 leading Muslim activists and secular progressive citizens from across India—including women’s rights activists Zakia Soman and Noorjahan Safia Niyaz, social activists Medha Patkar, Javed Anand, Tushar Gandhi and film-maker Anand Patwardhan—signed a petition on Friday (December 5, 2025), seeking a complete legal abolition of polygamy in the country. The petition comes…