Last day for govt to push triple talaq bill in parliament
January 05, 2018 11:35
BJP issues a whip asking all its MPs to remain present in both the houses of Parliament, today. The winter session of parliament ends today.
The government hopes to find a breakthrough in the standoff over the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill which seeks to outlaw talaq-e-biddat or instant triple talaq and punish offenders with a jail term.
The Opposition has stuck to its demand that the Bill be referred to a select committee, while the government has accused parties of "double standards" as they supported it in the lower House.
The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill 2017, which makes triple talaq illegal and void, sailed through Lok Sabha and will now have to clear the Rajya Sabha hurdle. The bill makes giving triple talaq punishable by up to three years in jail. The offence is cognisable and non-bailable.
The government hopes to find a breakthrough in the standoff over the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill which seeks to outlaw talaq-e-biddat or instant triple talaq and punish offenders with a jail term.
The Opposition has stuck to its demand that the Bill be referred to a select committee, while the government has accused parties of "double standards" as they supported it in the lower House.
The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill 2017, which makes triple talaq illegal and void, sailed through Lok Sabha and will now have to clear the Rajya Sabha hurdle. The bill makes giving triple talaq punishable by up to three years in jail. The offence is cognisable and non-bailable.
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