23:04 July 30
JD(U) remained consistent in both houses: Bashishtha Narayan Singh
"The Janata Dal(United) has always stood by its ideology in the Lok Sabha with regards to the triple talaq bill," Narayan Singh said.
"Our stand remaind consistent in the upper house also," he said
JD(U) being an NDA partner was opposed to the bill from the beginning. When the bill was tabled the Lok Sabha the JD(U) had staged a walkout.
21:26 July 30
Bill reflects the 'Sabka Saath' motto of the govt: JP Nadda
BJP National working president JP Nadda said the bill ensures that the self respect of Muslim women stay intact.
"This reflects the motto of 'sabka saath sabka vikas' of Modi government," he added.
21:21 July 30
Union Ministers react to the passage of bill
21:07 July 30
If triple talaq is abolished, why make it a criminal offence: Abhishek Singhvi
National Spokesperson of the Congress party, Abhishek Manu Singhvi, has claimed that Congress did not oppose the bill as such but was against certain provisions in the proposed bill.
"If the Supreme Court has abolished the practice of triple talaq and legislations is also made in that regard, then why criminalise it?" he questioned.
20:34 July 30
Men will be scared of the law: Shayara Bano
Shayara Bano, who emerged as the face of the legal battle against the practice of Triple Talaq, spoke exclusively to ETV Bharat. She said, "Men will be scared of the law and will not indulge in the practice of instant divorce. The nation will finally be free from the practice of Triple Talaq."
"When I first filed the petition, I never knew it would gather so much attention," she added.
Shayara was the original petitioner in the case after she approached the court demanding that the talaq-e-biddat pronounced by her husband be declared as void. In 2017, the Supreme Court banned the practice, calling it unconstitutional.
20:27 July 30
Congress made the 1986 mistake once again: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
Speaking on the passage of triple talaq bill, Union Minority Affairs minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi claimed that Congress made the same mistake in Shah Bano case.
The then Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi had passed a new law Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, which denied maintenance rights for divorced women of the community and removed muslim women from the purview of the Criminal Procedure Code.
19:46 July 30
Great day for India's democracy: Amit Shah
Union Home Minister Amit Shah congratulates Prime Minister Narendra Modi for ensuring a law to ban triple talaq.
19:45 July 30
India creates history: Meenakashi Lekhi
India creates history, passes legislation against Triple Talaq .
Mubarak, Badhai, Congratulations to BMMA, Bhartiya Muslim Mahila Andolan 4 fighting the battle and winning it to. Dedicated to the memories of greats like CJ Chagla,Arif Mohd Khan & victims like Shahbano,Sairabano🙏🏽
">India creates history, passes legislation against Triple Talaq .
— Meenakashi Lekhi (@M_Lekhi) July 30, 2019
Mubarak, Badhai, Congratulations to BMMA, Bhartiya Muslim Mahila Andolan 4 fighting the battle and winning it to. Dedicated to the memories of greats like CJ Chagla,Arif Mohd Khan & victims like Shahbano,Sairabano🙏🏽
India creates history, passes legislation against Triple Talaq .
— Meenakashi Lekhi (@M_Lekhi) July 30, 2019
Mubarak, Badhai, Congratulations to BMMA, Bhartiya Muslim Mahila Andolan 4 fighting the battle and winning it to. Dedicated to the memories of greats like CJ Chagla,Arif Mohd Khan & victims like Shahbano,Sairabano🙏🏽
BJP National Spokesperson Meenakashi Lekhi congratulates Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan (BMMA) for fighting and winning the battle against triple talaq.
19:33 July 30
Red-letter day in India's history: Gambhir
Former Indian Cricketer and BJP MP from East Delhi, Gautham Gambhir has termed the passage of the bill as the 'red letter day' (memorable day) in India's history.
19:27 July 30
Victory for gender equality: PM Modi
"Parliament abolishes Triple Talaq and corrects a historical wrong done to Muslim women. This is a victory of gender justice and will further equality in society," PM said.
Further, he thanked all parties and MPs who supported the passage of The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2019 in both Houses of Parliament.
"This is an occasion to salute the remarkable courage of those Muslim women who have suffered great wrongs just due to the practice of Triple Talaq," he added.
19:19 July 30
Important step towards women empowerment: Nitin Gadkari
आज ऐतिहासिक दिन है। संसद में ट्रिपल तलाक बिल पास हुआ जो कि महिला शशक्तिकरण की दिशा में बेहद महत्वपूर्ण कदम है। मैं आदरणीय प्रधानमंत्री श्री नरेंद्र मोदी जी का अभिनंदन करता हूं जिनके नेतृत्व में संसद ने मुस्लिम महिलाओं के प्रति होने वाले इस अत्यचार का अंत किया।#TripleTalaqBill
— Nitin Gadkari (@nitin_gadkari) July 30, 2019 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="">आज ऐतिहासिक दिन है। संसद में ट्रिपल तलाक बिल पास हुआ जो कि महिला शशक्तिकरण की दिशा में बेहद महत्वपूर्ण कदम है। मैं आदरणीय प्रधानमंत्री श्री नरेंद्र मोदी जी का अभिनंदन करता हूं जिनके नेतृत्व में संसद ने मुस्लिम महिलाओं के प्रति होने वाले इस अत्यचार का अंत किया।#TripleTalaqBill
— Nitin Gadkari (@nitin_gadkari) July 30, 2019
आज ऐतिहासिक दिन है। संसद में ट्रिपल तलाक बिल पास हुआ जो कि महिला शशक्तिकरण की दिशा में बेहद महत्वपूर्ण कदम है। मैं आदरणीय प्रधानमंत्री श्री नरेंद्र मोदी जी का अभिनंदन करता हूं जिनके नेतृत्व में संसद ने मुस्लिम महिलाओं के प्रति होने वाले इस अत्यचार का अंत किया।#TripleTalaqBill
— Nitin Gadkari (@nitin_gadkari) July 30, 2019
Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari has called it an important step towards empowerment of women.
19:16 July 30
It's a historic day: RS Prasad
A historic day when the Rajya Sabha passed the #TripleTalaq Bill, earlier passed by Lok Sabha.
Govt of PM @narendramodi has fulfilled its commitment by giving justice to Muslim women.
No more Talaq-Talaq-Talaq!https://t.co/KwNL7OhbJP
">A historic day when the Rajya Sabha passed the #TripleTalaq Bill, earlier passed by Lok Sabha.
— Ravi Shankar Prasad (@rsprasad) July 30, 2019
Govt of PM @narendramodi has fulfilled its commitment by giving justice to Muslim women.
No more Talaq-Talaq-Talaq!https://t.co/KwNL7OhbJP
A historic day when the Rajya Sabha passed the #TripleTalaq Bill, earlier passed by Lok Sabha.
— Ravi Shankar Prasad (@rsprasad) July 30, 2019
Govt of PM @narendramodi has fulfilled its commitment by giving justice to Muslim women.
No more Talaq-Talaq-Talaq!https://t.co/KwNL7OhbJP
"Both the Houses have given justice to the Muslim women. This is the beginning of a transforming India," said Union Law and Justice Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad.
19:09 July 30
India reacts to the passage of triple talaq bill
New Delhi: Amidst criticism from the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, the triple talaq bill was passed with 99 'Ayes' and 84 'Noes,' bringing a formal end to the custom and criminalising instant divorce by Muslim men.
It was the first draft legislation tabled by the Narendra Modi government in this first session after it took oath of office for a second term in May.
Several opposition parties have bitterly opposed it but the government had asserted that the bill is a step towards gender equality and justice.
Parties like the Congress, the Trinamool Congress and the DMK had demanded that it be sent to a parliamentary committee for scrutiny.
It was passed by the 16th Lok Sabha but could not be passed in the Rajya Sabha hurdle.
23:04 July 30
JD(U) remained consistent in both houses: Bashishtha Narayan Singh
"The Janata Dal(United) has always stood by its ideology in the Lok Sabha with regards to the triple talaq bill," Narayan Singh said.
"Our stand remaind consistent in the upper house also," he said
JD(U) being an NDA partner was opposed to the bill from the beginning. When the bill was tabled the Lok Sabha the JD(U) had staged a walkout.
21:26 July 30
Bill reflects the 'Sabka Saath' motto of the govt: JP Nadda
BJP National working president JP Nadda said the bill ensures that the self respect of Muslim women stay intact.
"This reflects the motto of 'sabka saath sabka vikas' of Modi government," he added.
21:21 July 30
Union Ministers react to the passage of bill
21:07 July 30
If triple talaq is abolished, why make it a criminal offence: Abhishek Singhvi
National Spokesperson of the Congress party, Abhishek Manu Singhvi, has claimed that Congress did not oppose the bill as such but was against certain provisions in the proposed bill.
"If the Supreme Court has abolished the practice of triple talaq and legislations is also made in that regard, then why criminalise it?" he questioned.
20:34 July 30
Men will be scared of the law: Shayara Bano
Shayara Bano, who emerged as the face of the legal battle against the practice of Triple Talaq, spoke exclusively to ETV Bharat. She said, "Men will be scared of the law and will not indulge in the practice of instant divorce. The nation will finally be free from the practice of Triple Talaq."
"When I first filed the petition, I never knew it would gather so much attention," she added.
Shayara was the original petitioner in the case after she approached the court demanding that the talaq-e-biddat pronounced by her husband be declared as void. In 2017, the Supreme Court banned the practice, calling it unconstitutional.
20:27 July 30
Congress made the 1986 mistake once again: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
Speaking on the passage of triple talaq bill, Union Minority Affairs minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi claimed that Congress made the same mistake in Shah Bano case.
The then Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi had passed a new law Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, which denied maintenance rights for divorced women of the community and removed muslim women from the purview of the Criminal Procedure Code.
19:46 July 30
Great day for India's democracy: Amit Shah
Union Home Minister Amit Shah congratulates Prime Minister Narendra Modi for ensuring a law to ban triple talaq.
19:45 July 30
India creates history: Meenakashi Lekhi
India creates history, passes legislation against Triple Talaq .
Mubarak, Badhai, Congratulations to BMMA, Bhartiya Muslim Mahila Andolan 4 fighting the battle and winning it to. Dedicated to the memories of greats like CJ Chagla,Arif Mohd Khan & victims like Shahbano,Sairabano🙏🏽
">India creates history, passes legislation against Triple Talaq .
— Meenakashi Lekhi (@M_Lekhi) July 30, 2019
Mubarak, Badhai, Congratulations to BMMA, Bhartiya Muslim Mahila Andolan 4 fighting the battle and winning it to. Dedicated to the memories of greats like CJ Chagla,Arif Mohd Khan & victims like Shahbano,Sairabano🙏🏽
India creates history, passes legislation against Triple Talaq .
— Meenakashi Lekhi (@M_Lekhi) July 30, 2019
Mubarak, Badhai, Congratulations to BMMA, Bhartiya Muslim Mahila Andolan 4 fighting the battle and winning it to. Dedicated to the memories of greats like CJ Chagla,Arif Mohd Khan & victims like Shahbano,Sairabano🙏🏽
BJP National Spokesperson Meenakashi Lekhi congratulates Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan (BMMA) for fighting and winning the battle against triple talaq.
19:33 July 30
Red-letter day in India's history: Gambhir
Former Indian Cricketer and BJP MP from East Delhi, Gautham Gambhir has termed the passage of the bill as the 'red letter day' (memorable day) in India's history.
19:27 July 30
Victory for gender equality: PM Modi
"Parliament abolishes Triple Talaq and corrects a historical wrong done to Muslim women. This is a victory of gender justice and will further equality in society," PM said.
Further, he thanked all parties and MPs who supported the passage of The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2019 in both Houses of Parliament.
"This is an occasion to salute the remarkable courage of those Muslim women who have suffered great wrongs just due to the practice of Triple Talaq," he added.
19:19 July 30
Important step towards women empowerment: Nitin Gadkari
आज ऐतिहासिक दिन है। संसद में ट्रिपल तलाक बिल पास हुआ जो कि महिला शशक्तिकरण की दिशा में बेहद महत्वपूर्ण कदम है। मैं आदरणीय प्रधानमंत्री श्री नरेंद्र मोदी जी का अभिनंदन करता हूं जिनके नेतृत्व में संसद ने मुस्लिम महिलाओं के प्रति होने वाले इस अत्यचार का अंत किया।#TripleTalaqBill
— Nitin Gadkari (@nitin_gadkari) July 30, 2019 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="">आज ऐतिहासिक दिन है। संसद में ट्रिपल तलाक बिल पास हुआ जो कि महिला शशक्तिकरण की दिशा में बेहद महत्वपूर्ण कदम है। मैं आदरणीय प्रधानमंत्री श्री नरेंद्र मोदी जी का अभिनंदन करता हूं जिनके नेतृत्व में संसद ने मुस्लिम महिलाओं के प्रति होने वाले इस अत्यचार का अंत किया।#TripleTalaqBill
— Nitin Gadkari (@nitin_gadkari) July 30, 2019
आज ऐतिहासिक दिन है। संसद में ट्रिपल तलाक बिल पास हुआ जो कि महिला शशक्तिकरण की दिशा में बेहद महत्वपूर्ण कदम है। मैं आदरणीय प्रधानमंत्री श्री नरेंद्र मोदी जी का अभिनंदन करता हूं जिनके नेतृत्व में संसद ने मुस्लिम महिलाओं के प्रति होने वाले इस अत्यचार का अंत किया।#TripleTalaqBill
— Nitin Gadkari (@nitin_gadkari) July 30, 2019
Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari has called it an important step towards empowerment of women.
19:16 July 30
It's a historic day: RS Prasad
A historic day when the Rajya Sabha passed the #TripleTalaq Bill, earlier passed by Lok Sabha.
Govt of PM @narendramodi has fulfilled its commitment by giving justice to Muslim women.
No more Talaq-Talaq-Talaq!https://t.co/KwNL7OhbJP
">A historic day when the Rajya Sabha passed the #TripleTalaq Bill, earlier passed by Lok Sabha.
— Ravi Shankar Prasad (@rsprasad) July 30, 2019
Govt of PM @narendramodi has fulfilled its commitment by giving justice to Muslim women.
No more Talaq-Talaq-Talaq!https://t.co/KwNL7OhbJP
A historic day when the Rajya Sabha passed the #TripleTalaq Bill, earlier passed by Lok Sabha.
— Ravi Shankar Prasad (@rsprasad) July 30, 2019
Govt of PM @narendramodi has fulfilled its commitment by giving justice to Muslim women.
No more Talaq-Talaq-Talaq!https://t.co/KwNL7OhbJP
"Both the Houses have given justice to the Muslim women. This is the beginning of a transforming India," said Union Law and Justice Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad.
19:09 July 30
India reacts to the passage of triple talaq bill
New Delhi: Amidst criticism from the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, the triple talaq bill was passed with 99 'Ayes' and 84 'Noes,' bringing a formal end to the custom and criminalising instant divorce by Muslim men.
It was the first draft legislation tabled by the Narendra Modi government in this first session after it took oath of office for a second term in May.
Several opposition parties have bitterly opposed it but the government had asserted that the bill is a step towards gender equality and justice.
Parties like the Congress, the Trinamool Congress and the DMK had demanded that it be sent to a parliamentary committee for scrutiny.
It was passed by the 16th Lok Sabha but could not be passed in the Rajya Sabha hurdle.
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