hiː wʌz ɐɡˈɛnst ðə lˌɛdʒɪslˈeɪʃən tʊ ɛnˈeɪbəl mˈʊzlɪm mˈɛn tʊ ɐvˈɔɪd ɡˈɪvɪŋ ðɛɹ dᵻvˈoːɹst wˈaɪf ɔːɹ wˈaɪvz ˌɛni mˈeɪntənəns ˈæftɚ ðɪ ˈaɪdə pˈiəɹɪəd æz pɜː ðə kwɚɹˈæn ænd ɹɪzˈaɪnd bɪkˈʌz ʌv dˈɪfɹənsᵻz wɪð ɹˈɑːdʒiːv ɡˈɑːndi ˌɔn ðɪs ˈɪʃuː.
He was against the legislation to enable Muslim men to avoid giving their divorced wife or wives any maintenance after the iddah period as per the Quran and resigned because of differences with Rajiv Gandhi on this issue.