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Triple talaq bill is defective, will put Muslim women in trouble: Mamata

Banerjee said her party would firmly oppose any attempt to enforce a law on people by bringing in a "defective bill"

RS adjourned for the day as govt, Opposition spar over triple talaq bill

The govt has got the Bill passed in the Lok Sabha, ignoring the opposition's demand to refer the Bill to a Parliamentary Standing Committee for closer scrutiny

Triple talaq Bill may be tabled in Rajya Sabha today, showdown likely

New Delhi, 2 JanuaryThe government on Tuesday shot down the Opposition's demand that the 'triple talaq' Bill be sent to a select committee of the Rajya Sabha, but indicated that it might be open to accepting some of the amendments to the Bill suggested by the Opposition.The Lok Sabha had passed the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, popularly known as the 'triple talaq' Bill, last week. The government plans to table the Bill in the Rajya Sabha, where it is in a minority, on Wednesday. The Bill seeks to criminalise the practice of instant divorce among Muslims.While it had pointed to lacunae in the Bill, demanded some of its "draconian" measures be amended and that it be send to a standing committee of Parliament, the Congress had supported the Bill in the Lok Sabha, as had the Left parties and Trinamool Congress. Some of the smaller parties, however, had opposed the Bill.On Tuesday, Leader of the House and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, Minister of State for ...

Congress showing double standards on triple talaq bill: Jaitley

Congress showing double standards on triple talaq bill, trying to stall bill in RS: Jaitley

Cong to take stand on triple talaq Bill after talking to other Oppn parties

Leader of Opposition in the Upper House Ghulam Nabi Azad has convened a meeting of the leaders of his party (the Congress) as well as other parties in his Parliament chamber on Tuesday

Triple talaq bill to be tabled in Rajya Sabha today

The BJP has issued a three-line whip for its MPs. The party wants all its MPs' presence in the Parliament on January 2nd and 3rd for the passage of several crucial bills during the period