Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad tables Triple Talaq Bill in Rajya Sabha

The government, who had listed the contentious triple talaq bill for consideration, tabled the bill in Rajya Sabha on Tuesday. While introducing the bill, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said: "this is a matter of gender justice, dignity and equality."
The bill has already been passed by the Lok Sabha by a voice vote amidst a walkout by Congress, Samajwadi Party, Trinamool Congress, DMK and others. The bill was passed by the 16th Lok Sabha but could not pass the Rajya Sabha hurdle.