Triple Talaq Bill: Opposition Meets over BJP presenting Bill in Rajya Sabha

The contentious Triple Talaq bill seeking to criminalise the practice of instant Triple Talaq among Muslims is set to be tabled in the Rajya Sabha today. The Congress has made it clear that it will not allow passage of the bill in its present form. The BJP has issued a whip asking all members to be present. Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad will table the bill in the upper house. The amended bill was cleared by the Lok Sabha - 245 voting in favour and 11 opposing it amid a walkout by the opposition. The BJP led NDA lacks numbers in the Rajya Sabha. The opposition has questioned the stringent provisions like criminalisation of a civil wrong in the bill. The opposition has been demanding the bill be referred to a joint select committee for further scrutiny.