All India Mahila Congress president and Silchar MP Sushmita Dev Telegraph file pictureMahila Congress chief Sushmita Dev on Thursday promised the triple talaq law would be scrapped when the Congress comes to power. Even if the bill is not passed, triple talaq stands abolished by an order of the Supreme Court that most parties, including the Congress, have welcomed. We thank all the Muslim women who wrote to us and we won’t let you down.”She added: “The bill turns instant triple talaq into a crime. I promise you that Congress will form the government in 2019 and we will repeal this triple talaq law. “The Congress says it will repeal the triple talaq law.

Source: The Telegraph February 07, 2019 20:48 UTC