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Oppn opposes triple talaq bill, says law must be for all communities

Updated On: 22 June, 2019 10:03 AM IST | | Agencies

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Congress leader Shashi Tharoor says the bill is a classic example of class legislation as it was pointed at one community - Muslims. AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi (R) calls the bill unconstitutional. Pics/AFP/PTI

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor says the bill is a classic example of class legislation as it was pointed at one community - Muslims. AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi (R) calls the bill unconstitutional. Pics/AFP/PTI

New Delhi: The government on Friday introduced the fresh triple talaq bill in the Lok Sabha amid vehement protests by opposition members who claimed that it was violative of the Constitution.

The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill 2019 became the first legislation to be tabled in Parliament by the Narendra Modi dispensation in its second term, with Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad asserting the bill was a must for gender equality and justice.

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