Women hail Bill against triple talaq 

Women hail Bill against triple talaq 

Context

Passage of Triple Talaq Bill by LS

News

A day after the Lok Sabha passed the contentious bill on instant triple talaq, the development was hailed by several Muslim women involved in the judicial war against the practice, with a rider that the government should have also banned polygamy

Reaction of women & women organisations

• A new beginning: The women, including those who waged the war against the practice in the Supreme Court, said with the passing of the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill in the lower House, “a new beginning has been made” and it will prove to be a deterrent for the husbands from saying talaq-e-biddat to their wives
• Should have also banned polygamy: They said the new law should have also banned the practice of polygamy among Muslim men which, they said, was “worse than triple talaq.”
• Expressed satisfaction: The women, advocate Farah Faiz, Rizwana, Razia, who were associated in the fight against triple talaq and polygamy in the apex court, expressed satisfaction that at least “a start” has been made by the present NDA dispensation
• Advocate Chandra Rajan, who had represented All India Muslim Women Personal Law Board (AIMWPLB), also hailed the legislation
  • “If this new law is implemented in true spirit then it will go a long way and prove to be a deterrent for the husbands from saying ‘talaq-e-biddat’ to their wives,” she said

What is Nikah Halala?

‘Nikah halala’ is a practice intended to curb incidence of divorce. Under this, a man cannot remarry his former wife without her having to go through the process of marrying someone else, consummating it, getting divorced, observing the separation period called ‘Iddat’ and then coming back to him