Enthusiasm among elderly, first time voters in Jammu LS seat, 42.88 % voting till 1pm
An 86-year old Raj Dulari made sure to bring along her entire family to vote at a polling station in Peer Mitha of the Jammu city.
Amidst ruckus in both houses of Parliament, the Union government is likely to table the Triple Talaq bill in Lok Sabha on Friday.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar had on Thursday said that the bill will be tabled in the Parliament on Friday.
The ‘List of Business’ posted on the Lok Sabha website showed that Muslim Women (Protection of Rights of Marriage) Bill will be introduced by Law Minister Ravishankar Prasad.
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Prasad had on December 15 said that the Cabinet approved a proposal to introduce the bill will make instant triple talaq void and illegal.
The bill criminalises instant triple talaq, or talaq-e-biddat, and imposes a prison term of up to three years on husbands who violate the law, according to reports.
It also makes a provision for alimony for the woman on whom instant triple talaq has been pronounced and grants her the custody of her children.
The Supreme Court on August 22, by a majority of 3:2, had ruled that the practice of divorce through triple talaq among Muslims is “void”, “illegal” and “unconstitutional”.
Once triple talaq is made into a legal offense, the victims will have the option of approaching the police and the legal system for the redressal of their grievances and for action to be taken against the husband.
Meanwhile, as per a report, the BJP has issued a whip to all its MPs to attend the Parliament session while the government presents the ‘controversial’ bill.
Following the Supreme Court’s order pronouncing the ‘triple taalq’ as invalid, Muslim groups have been up in arms against the bill.
(With inputs from agencies)
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