The party might press for amendments in the bill, including a clause for maintenance to the Muslim women
The bill is liable to be struck down on the same ground that the practice of instantaneous triple talaq was set aside; being manifestly arbitrary
Rizwana and Razia were of the view that the government should have dealt with the issue of polygamy by banning it in the same bill
The govt indicated it would be amenable to incorporating some of the amendments that the Opposition suggested when the Bill comes up for discussion in the Rajya Sabha
The Bill was passed in the Lok Sabha while all the amendments moved by the Opposition were negated
This law is for women's rights and justice and not regarding any prayer, ritual or religion, said law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad
Parliament disappointed in 2017 despite the passage of key bills
After Congress, now Trinamool wakes up to importance of Hindu sentiments
Owaisi slammed Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad over failure to 'discriminate between civil law and criminal law'
The Shia Waqf Board, meanwhile, called for making the punishment to those indulging in 'triple talaq' more stringent
The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill passed by Lok Sabha by voice vote; likely to sail through the Rajya Sabha
Prasad urged members not to see the triple talaq Bill from the political prism
The government introduced 'The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights of Marriage) Bill, 2017' in Parliament today
Section 5 which is proposed in this bill states that 'subsistence allowance to be given to Muslim women'
PM Narendra Modi has called for a consensus on the passage of the Bill that will make instant triple talaq a punishable offence
Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad called it a historic day, and stated that the Bill was to ensure gender justice for Muslim women
AIMPLB accused the Centre of not following the laid procedure in drafting the Bill
The bill seeks to criminalise the practice of instant divorce by repeated the word talaq thrice
It was cleared by the Union Cabinet earlier this month
AIMPLB spokesperson said the bill looks like a kind of conspiracy to grab the power of divorce from Muslims