Triple Talaq Bill tabled in Lok Sabha; Tharoor opposes introduction
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A fresh bill to ban the practice of instant triple talaq has been tabled in the Lok Sabha on Friday. The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2019, if passed, will replace an ordinance issued in February by the previous BJP-led NDA government.
Triple Talaq Bill tabled in Lok Sabha pic.twitter.com/Veesrd6Apm
— ANI (@ANI) June 21, 2019
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has reportedly opposed the introduction of Triple Talaq Bill.
Lok Sabha: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor opposes the introduction of Triple Talaq Bill 2019 https://t.co/sRIK6NfbNi
— ANI (@ANI) June 21, 2019
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.
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