INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
bill to make instant Triple Talaq - the practice of Muslim men instantly divorcing their wives by uttering "Talaq" thrice -- a punishable
offence, BJP member Meenakshi Lekhi on Thursday questioned if Triple Talaq was part of the Quran
Ms Lekhi said that the issue was not about "he versus she," rather it was about human rights violation.Countering Congress' arguments that
the Bill primarily sought to criminalise only Muslim men, Ms Lekhi, citing matrimonial laws, especially those governing maintenance, said
that in which 'suraa' of the Quran is 'talaq-e-biddat' mentioned This is not he vs she, these are issues of human rights violation," she
Do we want to create a society where men have the sole right to divorce women whenever they want, a society where men can change wives like
"equally restorative and reformative," pointing out that the offence under it was compoundable or that which can be compromised by the
focused on women empowerment, Ms Lekhi said the proposed law was aimed at gender justice and asserted that no gender war could ever be won
and passage amid protests by the Opposition which demanded that the proposed legislation be sent to the select committee for detailed
deliberations.Moving the Bill for passage, Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said the Bill was not against any community, religion or
belief, rather it would ensure justice to women.
