The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2019, better known as the Triple Talaq Bill, was passed in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday, 30 July. Despite the numbers not being in favour of parties which supported the Bill, the government managed its passage with a vote of 99 to 84.
Some opposition parties accused the Narendra Modi-led government of using “deception” to have the Bill passed. According to Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad, the government had asked the Opposition to give a list of Bills to be sent to the Select Committee, in which the Triple Talaq Bill featured as top priority.
“The government did not tell the Opposition whether the Bill was sent to the Select Committee or not,” he said.
“On Monday night, the government had clandestinely sent the Bill to be put up before Rajya Sabha for discussion. While the Opposition MPs were informed about it on Tuesday morning, no Opposition party got the chance to issue three-line whip,” he added.