Lok Sabha passes triple talaq bill amid opposition walkout: In the Lok Sabha House 256 MPs, 245 members voted in favor of this, while 11 members voted against it. With this, three amendments of Asaduddin Owaisi in the House also fell. Several other amendments proposals were also not approved.
Lok Sabha passes triple talaq bill amid opposition walkout
Highlights
- The Lok Sabha has approved three divorce bills. Earlier this year it was approved by the Lok Sabha in December 2017, but the Rajya Sabha could not be passed.
- During voting, Congress and AIADMK had given a walkout. The revised bill was passed by 245 votes. Against 11 votes
- Three Amendment proposals of Asaduddin Owaisi fell in the House also. Several other amendment proposals were also not approved.
The three Divorce Bill (2018) has passed by the Lok Sabha. Now it will be introduced in the Rajya Sabha for approval. Only after this can the law take shape. Of the 256 MPs present in the House, 245 members voted in favor of this, while 11 members voted against it. With this, three amendments of Asaduddin Owaisi in the House also fell. Several other amendment proposals were also not approved.
Congress and AIADMK walkout in protest against this bill and were not present during voting. Simultaneously, members of the Samajwadi Party did not participate in voting. All amendments brought against this bill fell in the House. Earlier, in December 2017, three divorced bills were cleared from the Lok Sabha but it had fallen in the Rajya Sabha. After this, the government had to bring an ordinance on three divorces. Now the Government once again revised the bill in the lower house.
Lok Sabha passes triple talaq bill amid opposition walkout, After the approval of the bill for three crimes, it will be challenging for the government to pass it in the Rajya Sabha. There is no NDA majority in the Upper House.
