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Triple Talaq bill to be tabled in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday: Ananth Kumar

The Triple Talaq bill which was listed to be tabled in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday will be delayed to…

Triple Talaq bill to be tabled in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday: Ananth Kumar

Ananth Kumar (PHOTO: Twitter)

The Triple Talaq bill which was listed to be tabled in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday will be delayed to Wednesday as the Centre is trying to build a consensus to ensure the smooth passage of the bill.

“We are in talks with Congress party and others… Hoping for a smooth passage (of Triple Talaq bill) in Rajya Sabha. It might be tabled tomorrow,” Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar told reporters outside the Parliament House.

According to reports, with the numbers not favouring the government in the Rajya Sabha, it would be difficult to get the bill passed as was done last Thursday in the Lok Sabha.

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Therefore, a meeting between the ruling BJP and the opposition led by Congress and chaired by chairman of the upper house of Parliament, M Venkaiah Naidu is likely to be held on Tuesday.

The opposition parties have already met to decide their course of action on the bill.

The opposition parties including the Congress, Left, AIADMK and the DMK are in favour of sending the Muslim Women Protection of Rights in Marriage Bill 2017 to the Standing Committee but the government rejected the demand.

The amendments to the bill moved by the opposition too were rejected.

But the biggest bone of contention between the BJP and the opposition is the on the three-year jail term clause for the erring husband. The opposition has said that the clause can be misused by women to harass their husbands.

 

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