fresh bill to ban the practice of instant triple talaq was introduced in the Lok Sabha today, while AIADMK is set to raise Tamil Nadu water crisis in Rajya Sabha. The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2019, which has been listed in the Lok Sabha’s agenda for Friday, will replace an ordinance issued in February by the previous BJP-led NDA government.
With the dissolution of the 16th Lok Sabha last month, the previous bill had lapsed as it was pending in the Rajya Sabha. The Bill, which proposes to make the practice of instant triple talaq (talaq-e-biddat) a penal offence, had faced objections from the opposition parties which claimed that jail term for a man for divorcing his wife was legally untenable.
Lok Sabha prepares to vote for division on the introduction of the Triple Talaq Bill. Since the rolls of division have not been alloted, division will take place through slips. Each member will get to choose their slips. Red slip for a no vote, green for yes and yellow for abstain. The members will also have to mention their names, contituency etc.
Ravi Shankar Prasad responds to the opposing MP’s, says the rights of Muslim women will be protected as the bill is about justice and empowerment of women. “People have chosen us to make laws. It is our work to make laws. Law is to give justice to the victims of Triple Talaq,” said Mr. Prasad.
while AIADMK is set to raise Tamil Nadu water crisis in Rajya Sabha. The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2019, which has been listed in the Lok Sabha’s agenda for Friday, will replace an ordinance issued in February by the previous BJP-led NDA government.
With the dissolution of the 16th Lok Sabha last month, the previous bill had lapsed as it was pending in the Rajya Sabha. The Bill, which proposes to make the practice of instant triple talaq (talaq-e-biddat) a penal offence, had faced objections from the opposition parties which claimed that jail term for a man for divorcing his wife was legally untenable.
Lok Sabha prepares to vote for division on the introduction of the Triple Talaq Bill. Since the rolls of division have not been alloted, division will take place through slips. Each member will get to choose their slips. Red slip for a no vote, green for yes and yellow for abstain. The members will also have to mention their names, contituency etc.
Ravi Shankar Prasad responds to the opposing MP’s, says the rights of Muslim women will be protected as the bill is about justice and empowerment of women. “People have chosen us to make laws. It is our work to make laws. Law is to give justice to the victims of Triple Talaq,” said Mr. Prasad.
