New Delhi: The triple talaq prohibition bill introduced in Lok Sabha. Presenting the Bill, Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said the Muttalaq Bill is in line with the Supreme Court’s ruling. After the court verdict, 345 Mutalaq cases have been reported. The minister said the bill was meant to ensure gender justice.
Opposition MPs protested against the introduction of the bill. Members of the Congress, the Trinamool Congress, the DMK and the Muslim League has protested. The Congress, the Trinamool Congress, and the DMK have demanded that the bill be left to a parliamentary committee.
RSP MP NK Premachandran asked why the jail does not apply to Hindu and Christian people who are divorced.
The ordinance makes it a criminal offense to divorce a marriage. Earlier, the Bill was passed by the Lok Sabha but was not ratified by the Rajya Sabha.
Muthalaq was banned in the country in 2017.
