Govt claimed that the bill will find support in Rajya Sabha, where the BJP-led NDA lacks numbers
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
Section 5 which is proposed in this bill states that 'subsistence allowance to be given to Muslim women'
The government introduced 'The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights of Marriage) Bill, 2017' in Parliament today
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
Congress might press for amendments in the bill, including a clause for maintenance to the Muslim women
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
New Delhi, 28 DecemberAfter 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 Congress, voting in favour of the Bill, but with caveats.The Bill allows the victim to approach a magistrate to seek "subsistence allowance" for herself and minor children. All kinds of instant triple talaq - spoken, in writing or by electronic means, such email, text message or WhatsApp - would be illegal and void.Initiating the discussion on ...
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The bill seeks to criminalise the practice of instant divorce by repeated the word talaq thrice