New Delhi, June 14:The government has called for an all-party meeting on June 16 to discuss the agenda for the first session of the 17th Lok Sabha.
The first session commences on June 17, a day after the meeting.At the meeting, the government will seek opposition support for a bill banning the practice of instant triple talaq.
The bill would make triple talaq illegal and could invite a jail term of three years for husband who continues to practice it.
A husband can get bail from a judicial magistrate before trial only if is his wife concurs.
Opposition parties led by the Congress have objected to the provision of the jail term in the bill.
Earlier this year the Triple Talaq bill was not passed in the Rajya Sabha and the government had to bring in an ordinance to prevent it from lapsing.
In the upcoming session the government will introduce an Act to replace the triple talaq ordinance. However, apprehensions about a confrontation with the opposition continue.
The Congress has said it has objections to certain provisions in the bill. NDA ally JDU has also said it will oppose the bill.
