The Centre is likely to take "a major step" to ban triple talaq after the ongoing Assembly polls, Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has said and dared Samajwadi Party, Congress and BSP to make their stand clear on the contentious issue. He said the tradition of triple talaq denies respect for women and the central government is committed to end the "evil social practice". "The government may take a major step to ban triple talaq after the UP Assembly polls," he said while addressing a press conference in Ghaziabad last evening. Addressing a press conference in Lucknow today, the union minister said, "I want Akhilesh Yadav, Rahul Gandhi and Mayawati to clarify their stand on the issue of triple talaq. Attacking BSP, he said it should rise above caste politics and respect women.

Source: dna February 05, 2017 14:45 UTC