India, Feb. 21 -- The Population Foundation of India (PFI) on Thursday termed as "shocking and dangerous" reports that the Taliban has formalised domestic violence as permissible so long as it does not result in "broken bones", saying such a move amounts to legalisation of abuse. Now, award-winning lyricist and screenwriter Javed Akhtar has reacted to the new laws and strongly reacted to them through his new statement on X. (Also read: 'Absolutely despicable': Swara Bhasker condemns Taliban's new law allowing domestic violence, jailing women)

In his new X post on February 21, Javed said, "Talibans have legalised wife beating but without any bone fracture. If a wife goes to her parent place with out the husband's permission , she will be ...