Indian parliament has approved a bill to end the Muslim practice of instant divorce: Via AJENews
Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said the bill's approval by the upper house of parliament reflects the empowerment of women and India's changing profile.The more powerful lower house, called the Lok Sabha, had approved the bill last week. It will become law after India's president approves it, which is a formality."Triple talaq" is a practice under which a Muslim man can divorce his wife by simply uttering"talaq" -three times.
Most of the 170 million Muslims in India are Sunnis governed by the Muslim Personal Law for family matters.Indian Muslim groups have said instant divorce is wrong, but believe the practice should be reviewed by community leaders rather than the government.Asaduddin Owaisi, a member of parliament from the opposition All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen party, said the BJP was targeting Muslims while having failed to reform the Hindu society.
The opposition also said the bill had no clarity on spousal support if men were jailed for instant divorce.
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