Modi govt blames Congress for stalling triple talaq Bill in Parliament

However, Ghulam Nabi Azad said government intended to keep the pot simmering on the issue to malign his party

The winter session of Parliament, one of the shortest in recent times, came to an end on Friday, without the Rajya Sabha passing the triple talaq Bill. The Narendra Modi government blamed the Congress for stalling the contentious Bill, but asked the party to support it in the forthcoming Budget session. The government ruled out bringing an ordinance.

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar said the Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs held its meeting on Friday and recommended to the President to convene the Budget session from January 29. He said the Budget session will start with the President’s address to