Lok Sabha on Monday passed the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill amid din after rejecting the opposition amendments. <br />''<br />''<br />''The Bill prohibits discrimination against a transgender person in areas such as education, employment and healthcare. It also directs the central and state governments to provide welfare schemes for them. <br />''<br />''<br />''Moving the bill, Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Thaawarchand Gehlot said, it was a long-standing demand to bring a legislation to protect the rights of transgender persons and their welfare. <br />''<br />''<br />''He said, the bill is aimed at bringing the community into the mainstream of the society. <br />''<br />''<br />''The Minister said, the bill has incorporated 27 suggestions by the Standing Committee. <br />''<br />''<br />''Initiating a discussion, Shashi Tharoor said, the definition of transgender persons was at variance with the definitions recognised by international bodies and Indian experts. <br />''<br />''<br />''He also said, the bill has a regressive outlook and there should be more discussions on it to make it a robust law.<br />''<br />''<br />'' BJD member Bhartruhari Mahtab also questioned the bill saying there is an incongruity in the Bill and ambiguity in its definition. <br />''<br />''<br />''Supriya Sule of NCP and Kakoli Ghosh of Trinamool Congress also objected to some of the provisions in the bill. <br />''<br />''<br />''Replying to the brief debate, the Minister said, the bill has been brought after a detailed discussion and assured that he will try to incorporate the suggestions if any. <br />''<br />''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill was introduced amid din in the Lok Sabha. </div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br />''</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">The Bill makes all declarations of instant triple talaq void and illegal. It seeks to make the practice a punishable offence with imprisonment of up to three years. The Bill will replace the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Ordinance-2018. </div><br />