Triple Talaq Bill to be tabled in Rajya Sabha tomorrow, BJP, Congress issue whip to MPs

New Delhi: The Triple Talaq Bill is set to be introduced in Rajya Sabha on Monday. BJP and Congress have issued a whip for its MPs to be present in Rajya Sabha.

BJP and Congress have asked all its members to be present in the upper house, reported ANI.

Congress with other major Opposition parties have vowed to not let the bill pass

The crucial Triple Talaq Bill criminalises instant divorce by Muslim men was passed in the Lok Sabha amid a heated debate last week. In Lok Sabha, 245 MPs voted in favour of the Bill while 11 opposed it.

Another charged debate can be expected in the upper house regarding the Triple Talaq Bill.

The Congress’ MPs had staged a walkout of Lok Sabha when the Bill was passed. AICC general secretary KC Venugopal has said that his party will not let the passage of the triple talaq Bill in its present form in the Rajya Sabha. He said that there are at least 10 other parties, including AIADMK, that have been publicly opposing the passing of the Bill.

Venugopal added that the Bill in no way empowers women. He accused the Government in hurriedly passing the Bill keeping in view the 2019 General Assembly Elections. Venugopal said that the Bill needs to be amended before passing it and making it a law.

The Bill will be moved by Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad in Rajya Sabha on Monday. Piloting the Bill, Prasad had said there should be no politics on the Triple Talaq Bill. He stressed on the fact that the Bill was not against any particular community.

On August 22, 2018, the Supreme Court set aside the decade-old practice of instant triple talaq saying it violates Article 14 and 21 of the Indian Constitution.

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