<span style="color: #222222;">The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill is scheduled to be tabled in the Rajya Sabha tomorrow. It was passed by the Lok Sabha on Thursday amid a walkout by the Opposition. 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.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Law and Justice Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad will table the bill.&nbsp; On Friday, Mr. Prasad had claimed the bill will find support in the Rajya Sabha, where the BJP-led NDA lacks numbers.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Meanwhile, BJP has issued a whip asking its members in the Upper House to be present. On the other hand,&nbsp; the main opposition&nbsp; Congress has said it will not allow passing of the bill in its present form.</span><br />
News On AIR | December 30, 2018 8:23 PM
Triple talaq Bill to be tabled in Rajya Sabha tomorrow