Triple Talaq Bill passed Updates: Narendra Modi says legislation clearing RS hurdle is 'victory of gender justice'

‘Undue interference to punish Muslims’: Mehbooba Mufti on triple talaq bill

PDP president Mehbooba Mufti wrote on Twitter that she failed to understand the need to pass the triple talaq bill, since the Supreme Court had already declared the practice illegal. She said, “Undue interference seemingly to punish Muslims. Given the current state of the economy, should this really have been a priority?”

Fail to understand the need to pass the triple talaq bill especially since the Supreme Court had already declared it illegal. Undue interference seemingly to punish Muslims. Given the current state of the economy, should this really have been a priority?

— Mehbooba Mufti (@MehboobaMufti) July 30, 2019

Law on triple talaq will force woman to stay in marriage with an imprisoned man, says Asaduddin Owaisi

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi​ tweeted that the triple talaq bill should be seen only as “one part of many attacks on Muslim identity and citizenship since 2014”. 

“This law is against Muslim women and marginalises them even more. The law forces a woman to stay in a marriage with an imprisoned man who’d verbally and emotionally abused her. It puts the burden of proof on Muslim women and forces her into impoverishment. Existing laws provided stringent and comprehensive safeguards to all women — regardless of faith,” he said.

Existing laws provided stringent & comprehensive safeguards to ALL women - regardless of faith. Laws such as Domestic Violence Act provide for multiple remedies to women who may've faced verbal, emotional or physical abuse in a domestic relationship

— Asaduddin Owaisi (@asadowaisi) July 30, 2019

Implementation of triple talaq bill will empower Muslim women as their decision will matter, says NCW chairperson

once the law is made and implemented it will empower Muslim women as their decision will matter. It is going to give gender equality to Muslim women and will play deterrent as men will think twice before they take such steps. #TripleTalaq

— Rekha Sharma (@sharmarekha) July 30, 2019

A moment of satisfaction for the entire country, says Kovind​

President Ram Nath Kovind tweeted that the passage of the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill in the Rajya Sabha “completes Parliament’s approval of ban on the inequitable practice of triple talaq”. “A milestone in the quest for gender justice; a moment of satisfaction for the entire country,” he said. The bill will become a law after getting the president’s assent.

Passage in the Rajya Sabha of Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill completes Parliament's approval of ban on the inequitable practice of triple talaq. A milestone in the quest for gender justice; a moment of satisfaction for the entire country #PresidentKovind

— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) July 30, 2019

Passage of triple talaq bill is proud moment, says Yogi Adityanath

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath said in an interview to ANI, “The passing of the triple talaq bill, under the guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is a proud moment. This is not aimed any community, but is for the dignity of women.”

Amit Shah congratulates Modi for ‘fulfilling his commitment’

Today is a great day for India’s democracy.

I congratulate PM @narendramodi ji for fulfilling his commitment and ensuring a law to ban Triple Talaq, which will free Muslim women from the curse of this regressive practice.

I thank all parties who supported this historic bill.

— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) July 30, 2019

Narendra Modi says Parliament has corrected ‘a historical wrong’

An archaic and medieval practice has finally been confined to the dustbin of history!

Parliament abolishes Triple Talaq and corrects a historical wrong done to Muslim women. This is a victory of gender justice and will further equality in society.

India rejoices today!

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) July 30, 2019

A historic mistake, says Raj Babbar on triple talaq bill

After the Rajya Sabha cleared the triple talaq bill, Congress leader Raj Babbar said, “A civil law has been made a criminal law. It’s a historic mistake.”

Raj Babbar, Congress on #TripleTalaqBill passed in Rajya Sabha, today: Main samajhta hoon ki is desh ke andar kisi bhi family law ko lekar ek bahot bada jhatka hai. A civil law has been made a criminal law. It's a historic mistake. pic.twitter.com/81jEKpFfPV

— ANI (@ANI) July 30, 2019

Lok Sabha passes The Code on Wages Bill, 2019

The Code on Wages Bill, 2019 seeks to amend and consolidate the laws relating to wages and bonus and matters connected therewith.

‘Beginning of transforming India’: RS Prasad on passing of triple talaq bill

Stepping out of the Parliament after the triple talaq bill was passed in the Rajya Sabha, Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said, “Today is a historic day. Both the Houses have given justice to the Muslim women. This is the beginning of a transforming India.”

Union Minister of Law & Justice Ravi Shankar Prasad: Today is a historic day. Both the Houses have given justice to the Muslim women. This is the beginning of a transforming India. #TripleTalaqBill pic.twitter.com/rXwPsfAtBF

— ANI (@ANI) July 30, 2019

Triple talaq bill still needs president’s assent to become law

The practice of triple talaq will only become a criminal offence after President Ram Nath Kovind clears it.

Rajya Sabha passes triple talaq bill

The Rajya Sabha passed The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2019, with 99 votes in favour and 84 against it.

Opposition forced to vote against triple talaq bill, says Azad

In the Rajya Sabha, Ghulam Nabi Azad said, “We wanted some modifications in the triple talaq bill. That’s why we moved a resolution to send this bill to select committee, but it was rejected. Then we moved for an amendment not to criminalise the practice, but the government rejected that as well. That’s why the Opposition is forced to vote against the bill.”

BSP, TRS, TDP missing from Rajya Sabha

Members of the BSP, TRS, TDP are currently missing from Rajya Sabha during the voting process for the triple talaq bill. AIADMK and JD(U) had also staged walkouts earlier.

Voting underway on triple talaq bill in Rajya Sabha

The demand to send the triple talaq bill to the Select Committee was defeated 84-100. The voting process for the bill is currently underway.

RS Prasad slams Congress over triple talaq bill

“You spoke a lot today, Ghulam Nabi Azad. You (Congress) won 400 seats in 1986. There have been nine Lok Sabha elections after that, you did not get majority in any of them. Think why did that happen? You were 44 in 2014, 52 today. In 1986 you rose to 400, Shah Bano’s case happened in 1986 and you never received a majority after that. I am giving you a food for thought,” Ravi Shankar Prasad said in the Rajya Sabha.

On Opposition parties questioning the jail term in the case of triple talaq, Prasad justified the move by citing the jail terms in anti-dowry law and for Hindu men marrying second time.

Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, in Rajya Sabha: You spoke a lot today Ghulam Nabi sa'ab. you won 400 seats in 1986. There have been 9 Lok Sabha elections after that, you did not get majority in any of them. Think why did that happen? You were 44 in 2014, 52 today. pic.twitter.com/dGN8mOVPlR

— ANI (@ANI) July 30, 2019

Ravi Shankar Prasad responds to debate on triple talaq bill

Responding to the triple talaq debate in Rajya Sabha, Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad asserted that the House did not need the mandate of the Supreme Court to pass a law.

He said that a woman had recently approaching him because her husband had given her triple talaq over WhatsApp. “Should I tell these women that you frame the Supreme Court judgment? If they go to the police, they’ll be told that if there is no law then they can’t file an FIR. I’m a minister in the Narendra Modi government and not the Rajiv Gandhi government. If there is a need for justice, we will bring a law on it,” he said.

Watch: Shiv Sena’s Sanjay Raut speaks on triple talaq bill

Rajya Sabha MP @rautsanjay61's Remarks | Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill 2019https://t.co/1bpaZIuNdP

— Rajya Sabha TV (@rajyasabhatv) July 30, 2019

Bring law against those who leave their wives without using triple talaq, demands AAP MP

Opposing the triple talaq bill, AAP MP Sanjay Singh raked up the Unnao car accident in which a rape survivor was critically injured, and recent mob lynching cases across the country. “You want to give justice to women? What happened in Unnao? An attempt was made to kill a rape survivor. The three-year jail term (in the triple talaq bill) itself is not right. A law should be made to deal with mob lynching,” he said.

Targetting the BJP for inducting Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, he said, “You don’t want to give justice to Muslim women, you want to give justice to those women who hail Godse, who call Hemant Karkare ‘deshdrohi’. You should instead bring a law against those men who have left their wives without resorting to teen talaq, and you will have our support in the Parliament.”

CPM asks why BJP is eager to protect Muslim women

CPM leader KK Ragesh asked why the BJP was “so eager” to protect the Muslim women, and not women belonging to other religions. He said, “The country must understand the hidden agenda of the BJP. Do we have any personal law that has any penal provisions?”

SAD MP calls triple talaq bill a ‘social reform’

SAD MP Naresh Gujral lashed out at the Opposition parties which were opposing the triple talaq bill. “It is ironic that those parties who very strongly demand reservation for women are today the most vocal critics of this Bill. The very act of triple talaq belittles the dignity of the Muslim women. Many Muslim women constantly live in fear, and many victims literally live on the road.”

He further said, “I am glad that this law will finally criminalise triple talaq. I also appreciate that the government has included safeguards such as bail before the trial. When sati was abolished, there was a huge outcry in the country. Dowry act and others have all faced opposition. I would urge my friends, kindly do not view it through the prism of religion. This is a social reform.”

Sanjay Sinh resigns from Congress, Rajya Sabha, to join BJP

Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Sinh, who hails from the Amethi royal family, resigned from the Congress on Tuesday and said he would join the BJP on Wednesday. Sinh, a Congress member of the Rajya Sabha from Assam, said he had also resigned from the Upper House of Parliament.

Addressing a press conference, the leader said, “Congress is still in the past, unaware of the future. Today, the country is with the prime minister… I will join the BJP tomorrow. I Have resigned from the (Congress) party as well as my membership of Rajya Sabha.”

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All you need to know about triple talaq bill

This is pure politics, says NCP on triple talaq Bill

As the Rajya Sabha discussed the triple talaq Bill, NCP MP Majeed Memon said, “My party is unable to accept the proposed Bill. As a student of law we are aware that when Supreme Court pronounces a judgment, it becomes a law.”

He further said, “For the purposes of giving effect to a law made by the Supreme Court, you are bringing about another law? You have to adequately promulgate the law in place by Supreme Court, but the government has failed to do so. You could’ve also approached Supreme Court when you found the order wasn’t being implemented for various reasons,” he said. “This is pure politics. We’re not going to fall into your net of political advantage. Therefore, we’re constrained to oppose this Bill.”

BJP MP Saroj Pandey slams Opposition over triple talaq Bill

Lashing out at the Opposition for demanding that the triple talaq Bill be sent to Select Committee, BJP’s Saroj Pandey said that the triple talaq Bill was a strong step towards women’s empowerment. She said the three-year imprisonment will impart fear on the minds of men who would think of resorting to triple talaq.

Why selectively legislate based on minority judgments of Supreme Court, asks Ghulam Nabi Azad

Ghulam Nabi Azad questioned the government’s intention behind being so keen to legislate on the triple talaq issue, because the need for legislation was stressed upon in a minority judgment and it wasn’t the unanimous view of the entire bench. He said, “Will you now implement each and every minority judgment given by the Supreme Court till date? If that is the case, I will like to see when will you bring in a law against mob lynching.”

Lok Sabha passes Consumer Protection Bill 2019 

The Lok Sabha has passed the Consumer Protection Bill 2019 by a voice vote.

Don’t pass bill by managed majority, RJD’s Manoj Jha tells BJP

Rashtriya Janata Dal’s Manoj Kumar also opposes the bill saying that the government is yet to make a law on mob lynching but doesn’t hesitate from enacting a ban on Triple Talaq.  He said that the government should not try to pass the bill through an arranged majority and refer the bill for scrutiny because it deals with a sensitive issue.

YSRCP opposes bill, will vote against draft law

BJP practicing ‘dog-whistle politics’ on women empowerment, triple talaq bill, says RJD’s Manoj Jha

Rashtriya Janata Dal’s Manoj Kumar also opposes the bill saying that the BJP is indulging in dog-whistle politics as the party indulges in double speak. He said that while you say at the heart of the bill is welfare of Muslim women. But why do they not talk about proper compensation. He said that the BJP should not make it a question of ego and refer the bill to standing committee for review.

After presenting their opposition to the bill against Triple Talaq, AIADMK walks out; BJP set to benefit

BJD supports triple talaq bill but targets BJP by asking why oppose Sabarimala judgment if you want to empower women

BJP MP Prassanna Acharya said that his party supports the Triple Talaq bill but “I believe that we indulge in double speak. When we speak about women empowerment power why do some of us oppose the Supreme Court when women are granted entry in Haji Ali or Sabarimala.”

There is no act called triple talaq that needs to be legislated, says AIADMK MP A Navaneethakrishnan

A Navaneethakrishnan of the AIADMK said that the act which the government is referring to as the triple talaq has been deemed null and void, and it is not recognised in Islam. “So such an act, that you are calling triple talaq, doesn’t exist. How can you bring a legislation to criminalise something which does not exist,” he said.

Samajwadi Party’s Javed Ali opposes bill 

“This Bill does not have women’s interests at heart,” he says. “There are so many women who have been abandoned by their husbands in this country. Has the government planned to bring in a law to penalise husbands who have abandoned their wives and do not divorce them?”

“If you have women welfare at heart, give them reservation, otherwise shush,’ TMC’s Dola Sen on triple talaq bill 

Trinamool Congress MP Dola Sen said, “If the BJP wants to talk about women empowerment, then let them extend the Parliament session by one more day and bring in one more law on women’s reservation. It will benefit 60,000 womenOtherwise, shush.”

TMC’s Dola Sen says RSS believes woman who fails to keep her duties as wife can be abandoned; BJP MPs protest

Trinamool Congress MP Dola Sen made a controversial statement in Rajya Sabha, stating that a woman who fails to fulfil her duties as a wife can be abandoned. She later attributed the quote to RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat without naming him. 

This created an uproar in Rajya Sabha as BJP members objected loudly.

Dola Sen of TMC begins speech in Rajya Sabha

Dola Sen of the TMC, who was protesting loudly before lunch because her 12-minute-long speech would be split in two parts because of the lunch break, has started speaking. She started her speech by elaborating on the fact that her party has 41 percent women MPs in Lok Sabha and is the party that has the only elected woman chief minister in the country.

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