Triple Talaq Bill tabled in Rajya Sabha, Ravi Shankar Prasad says it is about women's dignity

Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar introduced the Triple Talaq Bill in the Rajya Sabha today. Prasad said that the Bill was about women empowerment and the dignity of the women. Last week, the Bill, which criminalises instant divorce among Muslims, was passed in the Lok Sabha by 303 ayes and 82 noes amid objections by the Opposition parties on Wednesday. The Triple Talaq Bill, 2019 will make the practice of instant divorce by simply saying the Talaq word thrice a criminal offence. The practice of instant divorce in Islam was banned by the Supreme Court in 2017. The top court had ruled that the practice was "un-Islamic". 

While introducing the Triple talaq Bill, Prasad said that, "This issue should not be seen through a political prism or vote bank politics. This is a question of humanity. This is for ensuring justice to women, dignity and empowerment to women and to ensure gender dignity and equality," he said. He said after the Supreme Court judgement banning instant triple talaq as many as 574 cases of the illegal practice have come to the notice of the government.