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Congress, other parties set to oppose triple talaq bill in Rajya Sabha

The ruling BJP has issued a whip in the Upper House asking its members to be present

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The bill criminalises instant divorce among the Muslim community

The bill criminalises instant divorce among the Muslim community

The contentious triple talaq bill seeking to criminalise the practice of instant divorce among Muslims is set to be tabled in the Rajya Sabha Monday, even as the Congress has said it will not allow its passage in the present form.

The ruling BJP has issued a whip in the Upper House asking its members to be present. Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad will table the bill in the Upper House. The bill was cleared by the Lok Sabha - 245 voting in favour and 11 opposing it - on Thursday amid a walkout by the Opposition. Prasad had claimed the bill will find support in the Rajya Sabha, where the BJP-led NDA lacks numbers.

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