Triple talaq bill likely to be tabled in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday

New Delhi, 2 JanuaryThe government on Tuesday shot down the Opposition's demand that the 'triple talaq' Bill be sent to a select committee of the Rajya Sabha, but indicated that it might be open to accepting some of the amendments to the Bill suggested by the Opposition.The Lok Sabha had passed the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, popularly known as the 'triple talaq' Bill, last week. The government plans to table the Bill in the Rajya Sabha, where it is in a minority, on Wednesday. The Bill seeks to criminalise the practice of instant divorce among Muslims.While it had pointed to lacunae in the Bill, demanded some of its "draconian" measures be amended and that it be send to a standing committee of Parliament, the Congress had supported the Bill in the Lok Sabha, as had the Left parties and Trinamool Congress. Some of the smaller parties, however, had opposed the Bill.On Tuesday, Leader of the House and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, Minister of State for ...