Parliament passes Triple Talaq Bill, govt says 'Historic Day'

1. Parliament passes Triple Talaq Bill, govt says 'Historic Day' Shayara Bano, who emerged as the face of the legal battle against the practice of Triple Talaq, spoke exclusively to ​ETV Bharat​. She said, "Men will be scared of the law and will not indulge in the practice of instant divorce. The nation will finally be free from the practice of Triple Talaq." "When I first filed the petition, I never knew it would gather so much attention," she added. Shayara was the original petitioner in the case after she approached the court in 2016 demanding that the talaq-e-biddat pronounced by her husband be declared as void. In 2017, the Supreme Court banned the practice, calling it unconstitutional. Speaking to reporters outside the Parliament, Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said, "Today is a historic day. Both the Houses have given justice to Muslim women. This is the beginning of transforming India." 18:40 July 30 Rajya Sabha passes ​Triple Talaq Bill Rajya Sabha passes Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2019. 99 members voted in favour of the Bill, while 84 members voted against it.

2. Lok Sabha had passed the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill last week and with ​Rajya Sabha​ now approving it, the practice of instant divorce by Muslim men will be punishable by jail term of up to three years. It earlier rejected an opposition sponsored motion to send the bill to a Rajya Sabha Select Committee with 100 votes against it as compared to 84 in favour. While BJD supported the legislation, JD-U and AIADMK walked out, lowering the majority mark which normally stands at 121. The ruling NDA has 107 members in the 242-member Rajya Sabha. The NDA was also helped by the absence of some members of SP and BSP as well as those of Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) and YSR-Congress. Once granted assent by the President, the bill will replace an ordinance promulgated on February 21 to the same effect as the bill.