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The BJP-led central government has introduced a legislation in the Lok Sabha to make instant triple talaq illegal amid opposition by members of different parties. Stay with TOI for live updates
19:34 (IST) Dec 28
Lok Sabha passes bill that makes instant "Triple Talaq" a criminal offence
19:18 (IST) Dec 28
Voting on amendments on triple talaq underway in Lok Sabha
19:14 (IST) Dec 28
Asaduddin Owaisi's amendment rejected by voice vote.
19:13 (IST) Dec 28
Consideration of the bill allowed in Lok Sabha.
19:12 (IST) Dec 28
Centre wants this bill for gender justice and not votes, says law minister
19:05 (IST) Dec 28
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Agar Muslim mahilaon, behno ke hith mein bill lana apraadh hai toh ye apraadh hum 10 baar karenge: RS Prasad,Law Minister in Lok Sabha <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TripleTalaqBill?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc^tfw">#TripleTalaqBill</a></p>
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19:03 (IST) Dec 28
Triple talaq is an issue of humanity, not politics. Congress should back bill if they understand a woman's pain. Women hope justice from Centre: RS Prasad
18:56 (IST) Dec 28
Why debate an SC ruling if the opposition supports the bill and back victims? says Ravi Shankar Prasad
18:47 (IST) Dec 28
Marriage is a civil contract, how can you criminalise it, says Asaduddin Owaisi
18:46 (IST) Dec 28
Social laws cannot solve problems. Society has to be reformed. Government has vested interest in bringing this bill: Owaisi
18:37 (IST) Dec 28
"The Congress has always believed that the issue of instant triple talaq 'Talaq-e-biddat' is about gender justice and gender equity. The Congress will support any and every law abolishing instant triple talaq. The present bill needs to be strengthened to safeguard the rights of women to a life of dignity with adequate subsistence allowance. Parliament must ensure protection of rights of Muslim women and children under all circumstances," says Congress
18:08 (IST) Dec 28
Congress leader Salman Khurshid insists the proposed law will be an "intrusion" into the personal lives of individuals and bring divorce, a civil issue, into the realm of criminal law.
17:43 (IST) Dec 28
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This slogan 'Islam khatre mein hai' was used before independence to divide India and is now being used to divide society, poison is being spread: MJ Akbar,Union Minister in Lok Sabha <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TripleTalaqBill?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc^tfw">#TripleTalaqBill</a> <a href="https://t.co/ZPtONHzCWN">pic.twitter.com/ZPtONHzCWN</a></p>
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17:38 (IST) Dec 28
What is the credibility of All India Muslim Personal Law Board? Who chose them to be community representatives?, questions Union minister of state for external affairs MJ Akbar
17:37 (IST) Dec 28
AIMPLB threatens the government over implementation of the Triple Talaq Bill, says they will challenge it in SC
17:37 (IST) Dec 28
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called for passage of the bill making instant triple talaq a punishable offence by consensus, parliamentary affairs minister Ananth Kumar said.
17:29 (IST) Dec 28
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Like SC said dowry law was being misused and instant arrest must not be done, can we be confident that same will not be done in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TripleTalaq?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc^tfw">#TripleTalaq</a> cases? I think we need to discuss this: Supriya Sule,NCP in Lok Sabha</p>
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17:27 (IST) Dec 28
Entire house supports you in objecting instant triple talaq. However, every family dispute should not be criminalised. Criminalising would affect the entire family, says Supriya Sule, NCP
16:59 (IST) Dec 28
"The Central government's approach is based on their political interests. They don't have anything to do with Muslim women; they are only doing it for political gains," Zafaryab Jilani, AIMPLB member told ANI.
16:52 (IST) Dec 28
"The bill should have been passed long ago. Muslim women have been struggling for their constitutional rights for decades," Naqvi told reporters outside Parliament.
16:51 (IST) Dec 28
We completely support this bill, says Ravindra Babu Pandula, TDP
16:46 (IST) Dec 28
Women are the biggest minority in the country; all of us should come together and codify Muslim Law, says Meenakshi Lekhi, BJP
16:43 (IST) Dec 28
We always pass bills but forget about implementation. This is where we go wrong.: Tathagata Satpathy, Biju Janata Dal
16:05 (IST) Dec 28
Will the government create a corpus to provide maintenance to divorced women waiting for compensation?: Sushmita Dev, Congress
15:40 (IST) Dec 28
Argument in favour of the Bill: Bill ensures for larger constitutional goals of gender justice and equality.
15:31 (IST) Dec 28
I thank Kharge ji for supporting the Govt on Triple Talaq Bill , whatever suggestions they have they should tell us here, if fine we can incorporate them in the law.
Ravi Shankar Prasad
15:27 (IST) Dec 28
Bill is an interference in Muslim Personal Law: Mallikarjun Kharge
15:26 (IST) Dec 28
All of us are supporting this bill, but there are certain lacunae which should and can be rectified in the standing committee, we can sit together and sort out in a time bound manner: Mallikarjun Kharge,Congress in Lok Sabha
15:22 (IST) Dec 28
Need clarity on certain provisions in the Bill: Rahul Gandhi
15:22 (IST) Dec 28
The Centre must drop penal provisions in the Bill: NCP
15:21 (IST) Dec 28
The issue is of gender equality, not of religion and faith.
Ravi Shankar Prasad
15:19 (IST) Dec 28
Triple Talaq Bill is arbitrary and inconsistent, it lacks legal coherence and it violates fundamental rights. It also lacks legislative competence.<br/>
Asaduddin Owaisi
15:18 (IST) Dec 28
When Islamic countries have regulated provisions of Triple Talaq then why can't we a secular nation do it? We are not interfering in Shariat.
RS Prasad in Lok Sabha
15:14 (IST) Dec 28
About 100 cases of Triple Talaq have come to light: Ravi Shankar Prasad in Lok Sabha
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About 100 cases of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TripleTalaq?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc^tfw">#TripleTalaq</a> have come to light after Supreme Court's verdict: Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad in Lok Sabha <a href="https://t.co/eATKGmjUd1">pic.twitter.com/eATKGmjUd1</a></p>
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15:10 (IST) Dec 28
Law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad makes government's stand clear.
15:08 (IST) Dec 28
We must understand the pain of Muslim women. Today morning I read news that a woman in Rampur was given talaq by her husband just because she woke up late.
RS Prasad
15:05 (IST) Dec 28
Discussion on Tripple Talaq Bill underway in Lok Sabha
14:54 (IST) Dec 28
Talaq in some other countries
14:53 (IST) Dec 28
Talaq in some other countries
14:43 (IST) Dec 28
All Muslim women must have right to equality.
Ravi Shankar Prasad
14:42 (IST) Dec 28
Laws to protect women exist already.
Asaduddin Owaisi
14:40 (IST) Dec 28
Don't Muslim women have Fundamental Rights? Need to end injustice against Muslim women.
Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad
14:36 (IST) Dec 28
Teen Talaq Bill demolishes Muslim community.
Asaduddin Owaisi, AIMIM MP
14:32 (IST) Dec 28
The Bill only aims to make Hindu fanatic happy: Samajwadi Party
14:16 (IST) Dec 28
'This is a historic day, victims have been rewarded for their patience'
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This is a historic day, victims have suffered for years and they have been rewarded for their patience. Request all MPs to help pass <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TripleTalaqBill?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc^tfw">#TripleTalaqBill</a> : Shaista Ambar, All India Muslim Women's Personal Law Board (AIMWPLB) <a href="https://t.co/cnVQ9Ljqmp">pic.twitter.com/cnVQ9Ljqmp</a></p>
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14:07 (IST) Dec 28
People who run the Muslim Personal Law Board by remote control are the ones opposing it in the Parliament: Mohsin Raza, UP minister on Triple Talaq Bill
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People who run the Muslim Personal Law Board by remote control are the ones opposing it in the Parliament: Mohsin Raza, UP Minister on <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TripleTalaqBill?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc^tfw">#TripleTalaqBill</a> <a href="https://t.co/yAA5t4qhn4">pic.twitter.com/yAA5t4qhn4</a></p>
— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) <a href="https://twitter.com/ANINewsUP/status/946297894071451648?ref_src=twsrc^tfw">December 28, 2017</a></blockquote>
14:07 (IST) Dec 28
Congress will support Triple Talaq Bill in Parliament but will raise the issue of criminal provisions in the bill: Sources
12:58 (IST) Dec 28
He also said that talaq-e-biddat has been banned in many Muslim-majority countries and took a dig at parties opposing the bill.
12:58 (IST) Dec 28
Earlier today during BJP parliamentary party meeting, Prasad said that the Bill proposes to declare pronouncement of talaq-e-biddat (three pronouncements of talaq at one go) by Muslim husbands void and illegal in view of the Supreme Court verdict.
12:50 (IST) Dec 28
Triple Talaq Bill: Union law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad responds to opposition in Lok Sabha.
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