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04 Jan.2018: 15 Rabial Aakhir 1439:Vol:9, No:90
TALAQ BILL
Govt agrees to opposition's demand for sending
Triple Talaq Bill to Parliament Panel for review: Sources
NEW DELHI:
Hopelessly outnumbered in the Rajya Sabha, the government has agreed to
the Opposition's demand to send the landmark triple talaq bill to a parliament
committee for review, sources have said. The bill can now be passed only in the
next session of Parliament - the panel will have to be constituted and then it
will scrutinise the bill and suggested changes.A united opposition faced off
with the government in the Rajya Sabha yesterday, stalling a debate as it
insisted that a resolution to send the bill to a select committee of the House
be voted on. The bill, which seeks to make instant triple talaq illegal with up
to 3 years in jail as punishment, was passed last week by the Lok Sabha, where
the government has a big majority.The government had been pushing to pass the
bill in the Rajya Sabha too in the current winter session, which ends tomorrow.
But in the upper house it is in a minority and also doesn't have the support on
this bill of friendly parties like the AIADMK and the Biju Janata Dal and even
two allies - the Shiv Sena and the TDP- who too want a select committee to
review the provisions of the bill.The chairman of the Rajya Sabha M Venkaiah
Naidu and the leader of the house Arun Jaitley had met for over half an hour
yesterday to find an end to the stalemate; the govt has to move a resolution to
send the bill to a select committee to end the deadlock.As it tabled the bill
on Wednesday, the government made a strong appeal to pass it to ensure the
practice of Muslim men divorcing their wives by saying talaq thrice is stopped.
It has accused the Congress of hypocrisy for opposing the bill in the Rajya
Sabha after not doing so in the Lok Sabha. BJP wanted a debate in the upper
house to "expose the double standards of the Congress," before an
inevitable surrender on account of the opposition's superior numbers in the
Rajya Sabha."The Congress is not ready for a discussion. It wants to keep
the bill pending. The double standard of the Congress has been revealed. It is
a matter of deep regret," said Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on
Wednesday." He stressed that passing the triple talaq bill "is a
matter of women's dignity."The Congress has charged the ruling party with
"politics" over the issue, saying the bill's provisions need to be
strengthened to really help Muslim women. "Parliament can't be a rubber
stamp," said the Congress's Anand Sharma.The Congress had last week
repeatedly urged the government to refer the bill to a standing committee for
review when it came up in the Lok Sabha. It has been careful to underline that
it strongly backs any move to abolish the triple talaq, but wants provisions to
be strengthened to effectively safeguard the interests of women.The Congress
and other parties have opposed the provision for a 3-year jail term in the bill
arguing that if a man who abandons his family goes to jail, he will not be able
to provide for them. There are also concerns that if the law is passed, it
would give anyone the right to complain to the police about the triple talaq to
register a case and arrest the man.NDTV
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