NEW DELHI: Chairman of Rajya Sabha Venkaiah Naidu on Friday said the Triple Talaq Bill will not be tabled in the Rajya Sabha this session due to lack of consensus. The much-debated bill was scheduled to be tabled in the Upper House on the last of the Monsoon session, a day after Union Cabinet approved an amendment to the bill.
“The Triple Talaq Bill will not be taken up today because no consensus could be built around it,” he said.
On Thursday, the Cabinet proposed three changes in the Muslim Women Protection of Rights on Marriage Bill, 2017-first, only the victim, a blood relation or relation by marriage are allowed to lodge FIR in the case, second, the case can be dropped if husband and wife agree to settle their differences and third, a magistrate can grant bail to men found guilty of giving instant triple talaq to their wives. However, the offence still remains non-bailable.
If the amended bill is passed in the upper house, it will have to go back to Lok Sabha for approval of the amendments.
Spoke at the parliament today, requesting opposition parties not to hurl allegations. Adopt people first policy. Help the parliament function and pass bills which are in the best interest of the people.#RajyaSabha #MonsoonSession2018 pic.twitter.com/YRtSWlJN9I
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#RajyaSabha adjourned till 2:30 pm after uproar by Opposition in Rajya Sabha over #RafaleDeal issue. pic.twitter.com/5uD66DK2yO
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For Consideration and Passing
1.The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2017.
2.The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Second Amendment) Bill, 2018.2/3
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Uproar by Opposition in Rajya Sabha over #RafaleDeal issue. pic.twitter.com/JflHuL1ssU
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Bills being discussed in #RajyaSabha: Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Second Amendment) Bill, Commercial Courts, Commercial Division and Commercial Appellate Division of High Courts (Amendment) Bill.
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Delhi: Sonia Gandhi at the protest by Opposition in Parliament premises over #RafaleDeal issue pic.twitter.com/IAMt3VxJN3
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Delhi: Opposition MPs including Congress MPs and AAP MP Sushil Gupta hold protest outside Parliament over Rafale deal issue pic.twitter.com/PFTJ8G2iuf
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Delhi: Opposition MPs including Congress MPs and AAP MP Sushil Gupta hold protest outside Parliament over Rafale deal issue pic.twitter.com/PFTJ8G2iuf
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Our party's position is absolutely clear on this, I will not say anything on this further: Sonia Gandhi, Congress on #TripleTalaqBill pic.twitter.com/dGnU84zsB1
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Women treated unfairly in all communities, not just Muslims, even Hindus, Christians, Sikhs etc. In every society, there is male domination. Even Shree Ram Chandra ji once left Sita ji after doubting her. So we need to change as a whole: Hussain Dalwai, Congress #TripleTalaqBill pic.twitter.com/dpuh0c3Jyu
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On December 29, the Lok Sabha passed the bill which seeks to make instant triple talaq a criminal offence, a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government tabled it in the lower house.
The Bill proposes a three-year jail term for a Muslim man who divorces his wife in any form of spoken, written or by electronic means such as email, SMS, and WhatsApp.
Triple talaq, or verbal divorce, is practiced by a section in the Muslim community to instantly divorce their wives by uttering ‘talaq’ three times.
ANI inputs