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Terming triple Owaisi questioned the inten- n the first anniversary of Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh staging a walkout demanding talaq as a social evil, he said, the tion of the Government behind Othe BJP Government in and Rajasthan have announced the Bill be sent to “Joint Select time has come to abolish it. criminalising triple talaq while Himachal Pradesh, Prime loan waiver schemes. Committee” for “thorough Defending the Bill, BJP it has supported decriminali- Minister Narendra Modi on In his address, he said his debates” on the provisions of member Meenakshi Lekhi said, sation of homosexuality. “Why Thursday launched a scathing government at the Centre has criminal cases against deserter “I will like to ask those oppos- have you decriminalised attack on Congress, accusing it given 12,000 crore to sol- Muslim husbands. ing the Bill that in which ‘suraa’ homosexuality and criminalis- of misleading farmers in the diers in four instalments under Introducing the Bill abol- of the Quran is ‘talaq-e-biddat’ ing triple talaq? Because it name of loan waivers. the One Rank, One Pension ishing instant triple talaq, with mentioned? This is not “he vs would be used against us. Addressing a rally here to scheme. additional provisions for bail she”, these are issues of human Sexual minority got choice in celebrate one year of the Jai "For the last 40 years, this and patch up with spouses, rights violation,” she said. Section 377, then why not reli- Ram Thakur-led BJP country's soldier was demand- Union Law Minister Ravi “Our constitution talks gious minorities,” Owaisi said. Government, Modi also raised ing the One Rank, One Pension Shankar Prasad appealed to about a uniform civil code “If your faith is your faith, the issue of corruption saying scheme. The then government political parties not to weigh and not a uniform religious then my faith should also be those who were in the habit of fooled our soldiers and kept the historic Bill on scales of pol- code. Do we want to create a my faith. Your (Government) looting money were now afraid only 500 crore for it. When we itics but rather consider pro- society where men have the intentions are not clean... You of the country's 'chowkidar'. came to power, I called for the viding justice to hapless ! sole right to divorce women can bring your own law, but we "Those who were in the file and officers were left Muslim women. whenever they want, a society will not forfeit our religion,” habit of looting, they are now stunned." “Don’t weigh the Bill on the Sumitra Mahajan allotted four where men can change wives Owaisi said. feeling afraid of the country's "We realised there was scales of politics. The Bill is hours for the debate on the Bill, like clothes,” she asked. While replying, the Law 'chowkidar' and are now abus- 12,000 crore required for it. about humanity and justice,” he which literally witnessed the Union Minister Smriti Minister said that it was regret- ing him," Modi said, without It's difficult for the said, urging lawmakers of dif- arguments on political lines, Irani said if Parliament can table that Opposition parties naming the Opposition Government to take out ferent parties to speak in one with many Opposition parties enact laws to ban dowry and were creating hurdles in its pas- Congress. 12,000 crore in one go so I voice to support the legislation. raising concerns of “unneces- the practice of sati, it can also sage due to “vote bank politics”. His criticism of the oppo- called soldiers and asked them Amid a demand by sary jailing of Muslim men” for approve the Bill to ban instant Prasad pointed out that even sition over loan waivers comes to give it in four-five instal- Opposition parties that the a private issue or tussle between triple talaq. Intervening in the after the Supreme Court judg- days after Congress chief Rahul ments and they agreed. Today Bill be sent to a select com- a husband and a wife, while BJP debate, she slammed the ment, as many as 477 cases of Gandhi said his party will not I am happy, we gave it in four mittee for study, Prasad said the and Shiv Sena MPs vociferously Congress saying it missed triple talaq have been reported let Modi rest till the Centre instalments," he said. Government has already taken argued on the plight of Muslim opportunities to bring a simi- since January 2017 and cited a writes off farm loans across the Continued on Page 4 note of concerns expressed by women who face divorce via lar law when it was in power. case where a professor gave members earlier and amended SMS and WhatsApp messages. She said there were suggestions talaq to his wife over the Bill accordingly. Prasad As soon as the House that dowry is a social issue WhatsApp. said the Bill has made the resumed at 2 pm after an between two parties. “Still The Muslim Women offence compoundable, mean- adjournment to take up the " # $#% ! Parliament enacted a law (Protection of Rights on ing that the case can be with- Muslim Women (Protection against it. It brought law against Marriage) Bill 2018 was passed drawn if the man and his of Rights on Marriage) Bill, Sushmita Deb said the Bill Smriti Irani attacked the (the practice of) sati,” she said. by the Lower House with 245 estranged wife reach a com- Congress Leader in the Lok will jeopardise the Muslim Opposition for eyeing vote Referring to a verse of the votes in favour and 11 against. promise, and that only the Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge families and sole aim of the Bill bank by ignoring the plight of Quran, she said the issue of The Bill will now go to the wife and her close relatives can demanded the Bill be referred will lead to sending men to jail. the Muslim women who face instant triple talaq was also Rajya Sabha for approval. file an FRI, ruling out the law’s to a joint select committee of Speaker Sumitra Mahajan hardships at the end of the day dealt by a “khalifa”. When The fresh Bill will super- misuse. both Houses for greater scruti- said a similar Bill was discussed due to instant triple talaq, Mohammad Salim of the CPM sede an earlier Bill passed in the Parliament had earlier ny. He said several provisions and passed by the Lok Sabha which is now banned in many wanted her to name the “khal- Lok Sabha and pending in the unanimously supported laws, of the Bill were “unconstitu- and therefore members can Islamic countries. Intervening ifa” she was referring to, Irani Rajya Sabha. The Bill to make including the one prescribing tional”. AIADMK leader P flag issues during the debate. in the debate on the Bill, Union said she can even take the the practice of instant triple death in rape cases, aimed at Venugopal, TMC’s Sudip She said all of a sudden a Minority Affairs Minister name of Hazrat Sahib but talaq among Muslims a penal giving justice to women, and Bandhopadhyay, AIMIM’s demand cannot be made to Naqvi said acts like murder are would want the Opposition offence was introduced in the the Triple Talaq Bill is also a Assaduddin Owaisi and send it to a committee. against the law but people still leader to chant “Hanuman Lok Sabha on December 17 to & # ' ( # & step towards justice for women, Supriya Sule (NCP) too made BJP’s Mukhtar Abbas commit such crime and hence Chalisa”. replace an Ordinance issued in ) ( & ' * the Law Minister said. Speaker similar demands. Congress MP Naqvi, Meenakshi Lekhi and there is provision for punish- She also said the 1986 law September. ( + % , O P L M & ! ! 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