Triple Talaq Bill to be tabled in Rajya Sabha

Guwahati, December 31, 2018:

The Triple Talaq Bill will be tabled in the Rajya Sabha on Monday by the Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prashad after it got passed by the Lok Sabha.

According to this Bill criminalises the act of instant talaq (divorse) by Muslim men that has been passed with majority of votes in the Lok Sabha.

However, controversies are on regarding the amendment of the Bill.

The Rajya Sabha will also table the Allied and Healthcare Professions Bill, 2018, The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (Amendment) Bill, 2018, the National Council for Teacher Education (Amendment) Bill, 2018 and the Representation of the People (Amendment) Bill, 2018.