Lok Sabha passes triple talaq Bill; Congress and other parties go along

This law is for women's rights and justice and not regarding any prayer, ritual or religion, said law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad

After the Lok Sabha passed the triple talaq Bill on Thursday, the Narendra Modi government 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 government doesn't have a majority in the Rajya Sabha, and a combined Opposition can force the bill be sent to a House Select Committee for further study.

The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2017, which prohibits divorce by pronouncing instant talaq, or talaq-e-biddat, was passed with most of the leading parties in the Opposition, including the