{"id":314209,"date":"2019-07-25T04:54:17","date_gmt":"2019-07-25T04:54:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/?p=314209"},"modified":"2019-07-25T04:54:17","modified_gmt":"2019-07-25T04:54:17","slug":"triple-talaq-bill-to-be-tabled-in-lok-sabha-on-thursday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/triple-talaq-bill-to-be-tabled-in-lok-sabha-on-thursday\/","title":{"rendered":"Triple talaq bill to be tabled in Lok Sabha on Thursday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-301308 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/triple-talaq.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"682\" height=\"382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2018\/08\/triple-talaq.jpg 682w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2018\/08\/triple-talaq-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\" \/>The bill to ban instant Triple Talaq is likely to be tabled in the Lok Sabha on Thursday. Several opposition parties have bitterly opposed the bill in its current form, contending that it would end up victimising Muslims but, the government has asserted that the bill is a step towards gender equality and justice. The BJP has issued a whip to its MPs, asking them to be present in the lower house.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Under the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Ordinance, 2019, divorcing through instant triple talaq is illegal, void and will attract a three-year jail term for the husband. Seeking to allay fears that the proposed law could be misused, the government has included certain safeguards in it such as adding a provision for bail for the\u00a0accused during trial.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">The bill was introduced in the Lower House on June 21, However, the opposition benches led by Congress opposed the introduction of the bill.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Congress MP\u2009from Kerala Shashi Tharoor had said that the government should bring a universally applicable law and not one that only targets Muslim men.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">He asked the government to bring a universal law for desertion of the family instead and not target a specific community. \u201cMen from other religions also desert their wives,\u201d he added.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">AIMIM\u2009chief Asaduddin Owaisi called the bill discriminatory and questioned the government who will pay the maintenance if the Muslim man is jailed for 3 years?<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">On Wednesday, several Opposition parties, at a meeting chaired by UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, decided to boycott Parliament session over the government\u2019s alleged refusal to send controversial bills to parliamentary panels.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The bill to ban instant Triple Talaq is likely to be tabled in the Lok Sabha on Thursday. Several opposition parties have bitterly opposed the bill in its current form, contending that it would end up victimising Muslims but, the government has asserted that the bill is a step towards gender equality and justice. 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