ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɪks, hiː kwˈɪt ðɪ ˈɪndiən nˈæʃənəl kˈɑːŋɡɹəs dˈuː tə dˈɪfɹənsᵻz ˌoʊvɚ ðə pˈæsɪdʒ ʌv mˈʊzlɪm pˈɜːsənəl lˈɔː bˈɪl wˌɪtʃ wʌz pˈaɪləɾᵻd baɪ ɹˈɑːdʒiːv ɡˈɑːndi ɪnðə lˈoʊk sɐbˈɑː.
In 1986, he quit the Indian National Congress due to differences over the passage of Muslim Personal Law Bill which was piloted by Rajiv Gandhi in the Lok Sabha.