<p>The president of All India Muslim Personal Law Board, Sajjad Nomani has said that he will request Prime Minister to intervene and withhold and withdraw the Triple Talaq bill.&nbsp;</p>

<p>&quot;No procedure was followed in drafting this bill, neither any stakeholder was consulted,&quot; he said.</p>

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<p>The Cabinet cleared the <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/cabinet-clears-triple-talaq-bill-3-years-jail-for-guilty-husbands-in-proposed-law-26824" target="_blank">triple talaq bill</a> last week.</p>

<p>Law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said that the Cabinet had approved a proposal to introduce the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2017, to make instant triple talaq void and illegal.</p>

<p>Under the proposed law, instant divorce will be a non-bailable offence with&nbsp;a punishment of three years jail for guilty husbands.</p>

<p>The draft was prepared by an inter-ministerial group headed by Home Minister Rajnath Singh. The other members included External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad and his junior in the ministry PP Chaudhary.<br />
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The proposed law would only be applicable to instant triple talaq or &#39;talaq-e-biddat&#39; and it would give power to the victim to approach a magistrate seeking &quot;subsistence allowance&quot; for herself and minor children.<br />
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In August, the Supreme Court of India ruled that the practice of triple talaq (instant divorce)&nbsp;<a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/supreme-court-to-pronounce-verdict-on-triple-talaq-today-19286">was illegal</a>.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The top court had passed a six-month injunction against the practice, in which time it asked Parliament to legislate on it and bring in a law. &nbsp;</p>

<p>The practice of triple talaq allows Muslim men to divorce their wives instantly by saying &#39;talaq&#39; three consecutive times (either directly, via social media or even a text<br />
message).</p>


He said 'No procedure was followed in drafting this bill, neither any stakeholder was consulted'

The president of All India Muslim Personal Law Board, Sajjad Nomani has said that he will request Prime Minister to intervene and withhold and withdraw the Triple Talaq bill. "No procedure was followed in drafting this bill, neither any stakeholder was consulted," he said. No procedure was followed in drafting this bill, neither any stakeholder was consulted. President of AIMPLB will convey this stand to PM and request him to withhold and withdraw the bill: Sajjad Nomani, AIMPLB #TripleTalaq pic.twitter.com/EMa1RgBC6b — ANI (@ANI) December 24, 2017 × The Cabinet cleared the triple talaq bill last week. Law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said that the Cabinet had approved a proposal to introduce the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2017, to make instant triple talaq void and illegal. Under the proposed law, instant divorce will be a non-bailable offence with a punishment of three years jail for guilty husbands. The draft was prepared by an inter-ministerial group headed by Home Minister Rajnath Singh. The other members included External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad and his junior in the ministry PP Chaudhary. The proposed law would only be applicable to instant triple talaq or 'talaq-e-biddat' and it would give power to the victim to approach a magistrate seeking "subsistence allowance" for herself and minor children. In August, the Supreme Court of India ruled that the practice of triple talaq (instant divorce) was illegal. The top court had passed a six-month injunction against the practice, in which time it asked Parliament to legislate on it and bring in a law. The practice of triple talaq allows Muslim men to divorce their wives instantly by saying 'talaq' three consecutive times (either directly, via social media or even a text message).

Will request PM to withhold and withdraw Triple Talaq bill: AIMPLB President

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Will request PM to withhold and withdraw Triple Talaq bill: AIMPLB President