Lok Sabha passes bill to make instant Triple Talaq criminal offence
The Lok Sabha has passed the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2018, following a debate. The bill proposes to make the method of Muslim men instantly divorcing their wives by uttering "Talaq" thrice as "unconstitutional" and "arbitrary" and suggests a three-year jail term to husbands who follow the method. It will now be presented in Rajya Sabha.