Shashi Tharoor objects to Triple Talaq bill

June 21, 2019 12:42

The Triple Talaq Bill has been introduced by Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad.

However, Shashi Tharoor, the Congress MP from Thiruvananthapuram, opposed the Triple Talaq bill as soon as it is introduced.

Tharoor said that he is against instant talaq but is opposed to making it a criminal offence. He adds that the scope of the bill should be extended to women of all communities and religion.

The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2019 will replace an ordinance issued in February by the previous BJP-led National Democratic Alliance government. The bill had failed to clear the Rajya Sabha test earlier.

The bill provides for a three-year jail term for any Muslim man who divorces his wife instantly by uttering "talaq" thrice.

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