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Triple Talaq Bill: Anniversary

Instant Triple Talaq or  talaq-e-bidat  has been banned in India since 19th September 2018. The Indian Parliament passed the bill on 30th July 2018. This act has been politically controversial with stark and unrelenting opposition from eminent political moguls. Triple Talaq is a custom of divorce unique to the Islamic community. However, Triple Talaq is uncommon in practice but ubiquitous in essence, across religions. In the  talaq-e-bidat , a man is provided with the power to divorce his wife instantaneously by saying  Talaq  thrice. For centuries, this practice has plagued women with innumerable problems with no respite for them.  Providentially, the Indian government was able to pass the Triple Talaq Bill (by popular terminology). Citing their aspirations for women empowerment and gender equality, The BJP government chanced the Triple Talaq Bill.  The Triple Talaq Bill paves the way for the Uniform Civil Code and other such liberal customs and laws in which democracy is