(FE)
The government plans to introduce legislation aimed at outlawing the controversial Muslim practice of instant triple talaq in the delayed winter session of Parliament. The government is hoping the piece of legislation—either a new law or an amendment to the existing penal provisions—would help end the practice under which a man can divorce his wife by uttering the word ‘talaq’ thrice at one go.
The government has set up a ministerial panel to frame the legislation, which is expected to be taken up for discussion in the winter session of Parliament. The dates for the session are yet to be decided but is expected to start in December.“The legislation will be progressive because it will talk about gender justice, social justice and in a way legal justice for women which has been denied to them for past many decades,” a senior leader of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said on the condition of anonymity. “The issue of triple talaq has become a social concern because women have started coming out against it. The practice is now being opposed by women who are financially and socially vulnerable.”
