Govt will bring bill to ban triple talaq again in Parliament, says Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad

New Delhi: The government will bring a bill to ban the practice of instant triple talaq again in Parliament, Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Monday.

With the dissolution of the 16th Lok Sabha last month, the contentious bill on banning triple talaq had lapsed as it could not be passed by Parliament and was pending in Rajya Sabha. Bills that are introduced in Rajya Sabha and pending there do not lapse with the dissolution of Lok Sabha. Bills passed by Lok Sabha and pending in the Rajya Sabha, however, lapse.

The Opposition had been opposing provisions of the bill in Rajya Sabha where the government lacked numbers to ensure its passage. Asked whether the bill on triple talaq would be brought again, Prasad said, "Obviously. (The issue of) triple talaq is part of our (BJP) manifesto. Why not?" Responding to a question on the uniform civil code, he said the government would hold "political consultations" on the issue even as he goes through the Law Commission report on the issue.