Triple talaq bill a trap, says Ali Fazal
Mumbai
December 31, 2017
Actor Ali Fazal on Sunday said the triple talaq bill passed
by the Lok Sabha is a trap.
The Lok Sabha on Thursday passed a bill that
criminalises the practice of instant divorce with a three-year jail term.
Ali tweeted: "What a trap this triple talaq bill is. Wow... and nobody is
consulted? I am not a lawmaker and even I follow the Beebak Collective and other
groups. At least discuss. You send the husband into jail by criminalising it.
You are back to square one. The family is again abandoned! Not civil."
The legislation, which has to be cleared by the Rajya Sabha, criminalises
instant divorce with three years of imprisonment for Muslim husbands.
There is a provision for a subsistence allowance from the husband for the
livelihood and daily needs of the wife and the dependent children. The wife will
also be entitled to the custody of minor children.
The practice of
instant divorce is not followed in major Muslim countries including Saudi
Arabia, Pakistan and Egypt.
Mumbai
December 31, 2017
Actor Ali Fazal on Sunday said the triple talaq bill passed
by the Lok Sabha is a trap.
The Lok Sabha on Thursday passed a bill that
criminalises the practice of instant divorce with a three-year jail term.
Ali tweeted: "What a trap this triple talaq bill is. Wow... and nobody is
consulted? I am not a lawmaker and even I follow the Beebak Collective and other
groups. At least discuss. You send the husband into jail by criminalising it.
You are back to square one. The family is again abandoned! Not civil."
The legislation, which has to be cleared by the Rajya Sabha, criminalises
instant divorce with three years of imprisonment for Muslim husbands.
There is a provision for a subsistence allowance from the husband for the
livelihood and daily needs of the wife and the dependent children. The wife will
also be entitled to the custody of minor children.
The practice of
instant divorce is not followed in major Muslim countries including Saudi
Arabia, Pakistan and Egypt.
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