Triple talaq bill: BJP issues whip to MPs

January 02, 2018 10:07

The Bharatiya Janata Party today issued a three line whip for all its Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha MPs.

The party wants all its MPs' presence in the Parliament on January 2 and 3 for the passage of several crucial bills during the period.

The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill 2017, seeking to criminalise instant triple talaq, which was passed in the Lok Sabha last week, is set to be tabled in the Rajya Sabha today.

Lok Sabha is also expected to pass the National Medical Commission Bill 2017 today.

A BJP parliamentary party meeting is also scheduled to take place on January 3.

The winter session of Parliament ends on January 5. -- ANI

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