After the Lower and the Upper House passed the Triple Talaq Bill, President Ram Nath Kovind on August 1, gave his go-ahead which made the practice of giving instant triple talaq a criminal offence.
The writer is a chartered accountant and former member of the boards of public sector banks and corporations.
Earlier this month, a woman's nose was allegedly cut off by her in-laws after she refused to withdraw her triple talaq case in UP's Sitapur.
The women sent hand-made 'rakhis' to Modi and called him their elder brother who protected them from the evil practice of triple talaq.
Earlier, the Lower and Upper House passed the controversial Triple Talaq Bill and made the practice of instant triple talaq a criminal offence.
The number game favoured the saffron party and it got the Triple Talaq Bill passed in Rajya Sabha with a final result of a 99-84 score.
The attack came a day after the contentious Triple Talaq Bill was passed in the opposition-dominated Rajya Sabha.
Earlier in the day, Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad while introducing the bill in the Upper House reiterated the Centre’s stand that it (Triple Talaq) was a “matter of gender justice, dignity and equality”.
Introducing the bill in the Upper House, Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad reiterated the Centre's stand that it was a 'matter of gender justice, dignity and equality'.
The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2019 that prohibits divorce by pronouncing talaq thrice in one go was passed with 303 votes in favour and 82 against.
