PM Modi holds a meeting with senior ministers before Triple Talaq Bill gets tabled in Rajya Sabha

After getting a clearance from the lower house of the parliament, the bill which seeks to criminalise the practice of instant divorce among Muslims, the bill is set to be tabled in the Rajya Sabha; amid resistance from opposition parties led by Congress.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. PTI Photo

New Delhi: As the Triple Talaq bill is set to be tabled in the upper house of the parliament, Rajya Sabha; Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday called a meeting with his top brass. Narendra Tomar, Vijay Goyal were among the attendees of the meeting. Even party Chief Amit Shah, finance minister Arun Jaitley and Home Minister Rajnath Singh were also present in the meet. After getting a clearance from the lower house of the parliament, the bill which seeks to criminalise the practice of instant divorce among Muslims, the bill is set to be tabled in the Rajya Sabha; amid resistance from opposition parties led by Congress. The Congress has also convened a meeting of its MPs. A number of opposition parties will also meet Monday morning in the chamber of Leader of Opposition Ghulam Nabi Azad to evolve their strategy in the house on the issue. The contentious triple talaq bill is likely to face stiff resistance from opposition parties, who are united in their demand for sending it to the select committee for further scrutiny. Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad will table the bill in the Upper House. It has already been passed by the Lok Sabha, with 245 voting in favour and 11 opposing it, Thursday amid a walkout by the opposition parties. It is listed in the Rajya Sabha's legislative agenda for Monday. Prasad had Friday claimed the bill will find support in the Rajya Sabha, where the BJP-led NDA lacks numbers.