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Should the triple talaq Bill be sent to a Select Committee or not? This question triggered a heated exchange of words in the Rajya Sabha, forcing an adjournment of the House for the day.
The Muslim Women (Protection of Right on Marriage) Bill, 2017, popularly known as the triple talaq Bill, was moved in the House on Wednesday soon after it reconvened at 3 p.m. Moving the Bill, Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said triple talaq was being used despite the Supreme Court banning it.
Trinamool Congress member Sukendru Sekhar Roy moved a motion for an amendment under Rule 125 and sought that the Bill be sent to a Select Committee. "WE think the Bill is faulty. It requires suggestions from different stakeholders," he said.
Congress member Anand Sharma too moved a motion to send the Bill to a Select Committee. His motion was supported by members of various Opposition parties, including the Trinamool Congress, the AIADMK, the DMK, the CPI, the CPI(M), the RJD and the BSP.
Even before the Bill was taken into consideration, a heated verbal exchange was witnessed in the House with members raising a series of Point of Orders. When Mr. Prasad again rose to speak, the Opposition members objected to the Minister and Leader of the House Arun Jaitley speaking after a Bill is moved, claiming it was unprecedented. However, Deputy Chairman P.J. Kurien clarified the Minister concerned and the Leader of the House have the right to express their views.