Triple Talaq Bill Passed: Here's How PM Narendra Modi, Other Politicians and Twitterati Reacted
Triple Talaq Bill Passed (Photo Credits: IANS)

New Delhi, July 30: The Triple Talaq Bill which was pending for 19 months, passed three times by the Lok Sabha, cleared Rajya Sabha on Tuesday, July 30, when some parties opposed the law such as AIADMK, Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal (United) and K Chandrashekar Rao's Telangana Rashtra Samithi abstained from voting. Their absence from the voting process helped bring down the strength of 240-member upper house Parliament and the majority mark. Triple Talaq Bill Passed in Rajya Sabha 99-84; House Defeats Motion to Send Legislation to Select Committee.

The bill, which outlaws the practice of instant triple talaq, prescribes three year jail term for violation. The triple talaq bill was the first bill introduced by the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government after it was re-elected to power. Triple Talaq Bill Passed: List of Countries Which Have Outlawed The Practice of Instant Divorce.

Considering it as victory to gender equality Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted: "An archaic and medieval practice has finally been confined to the dustbin of history! 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. India rejoices today!"



Here's what politicians have to say:

Here's how Twitterati reacted to Triple Talaq bill Clearing Rajya Sabha:

Meanwhile, the opposition had demanded that the bill be sent to a select committee as they were against the provision for a three-year prison for erring husbands and said that the proposed law will be misused to victimize Muslims. The government said that the bill is a step towards gender equality and justice and the opposition parties were politicising the bill.