Budget 2018 govt to 'leave no stone unturned' in passing triple talaq bill

Budget 2018: Govt to 'leave no stone unturned' in passing triple talaq Bill

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Budget 2018 The government on Sunday said it would "leave no stone unturned" to ensure the passage of the triple talaq Bill in the Budget session of Parliament starting Monday, and asserted that it would talk to various parties for a consensus on the issue.

The government met leaders of political parties at a meeting in Parliament House on Sunday and also sought their cooperation in ensuring the success of the crucial session during which the Union Budget would be presented.

The all-party meeting was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union ministers Rajnath Singh, Arun Jaitley and Ananth Kumar, besides leaders of the Opposition and other parties.

Speaker Sumitra Mahajan also held a dinner meeting with party leaders for the session's smooth functioning and said the leaders had assured her of their cooperation.

Addressing the floor leaders of the various parties in the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha, Prime Minister Modi said the government accords importance to issues raised by the parties and urged their leaders to create a "constructive atmosphere for the national good".

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kumar described the meeting as "fruitful" and said the prime minister urged the leaders of the parties to make the session successful.

"We will leave no stone unturned and persuade and request all political parties so that the Bill is passed in the Rajya Sabha, as it has been in the Lok Sabha," he said when asked about the triple talaq Bill after the meeting.

"We are very hopeful that the Bill, which is going to negate 'Talaq-e-Biddat' and pave the way for empowering Muslim women, will be passed in the Rajya Sabha, too," he said.

Kumar said that he, along with Ministers of State for Parliamentary Affairs Vijay Goel and Arjun Ram Meghwal, will approach various political parties to evolve a consensus for its passage.

"Like the way parties passed the GST unanimously, we are requesting them to pass this Bill, which is going to ban the practice of instant triple talaq (Talaq-e-Biddat) among Muslims," he said.

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