President Kovind Hopeful Of Triple Talaq Bill Becoming A Law Soon
President Kovind said that the government will do everything to empower the minorities, and not to appease them.
President Ram Nath Kovind today exuded confidence that the law to ban instant triple talaq will soon become a law and the Muslim women can live a fear-free life with dignity.
Delivering his maiden address to the joint sitting of both the Houses of Parliament, Kovind also made it clear that the Narendra Modi government will do everything to empower the minorities, and not to appease them.
The President also pitched for simultaneous elections to the Parliament and state assemblies, saying that there was a need to discuss and build a consensus among all parties on the possibility of holding simultaneous polls.
“There is a need to discuss and build consensus among parties on the possibility of holding simultaneous elections for the Parliament and state assemblies,” he said.
On instant talaq, he said that “Muslim women’s honour was a victim of political upmanship. Now the country has the opportunity to free them from the situation. My government tabled a bill on Triple Talaq in Parliament and I hope it will become a law soon. After the law comes into force, Muslim daughters and sisters can live a life free of fear and with dignity,” he said.
Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan, union ministers, BJP President Amit Shah, Congress President Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi were among others present in the Central Hall when Kovind delivered his first speech.
Referring to various welfare schemes initiated by the Modi government, Kovind said with a sensitive approach towards providing housing with availability of water, electricity and toilet facilities to all, the government is targeting to provide a house to every poor and homeless household by the year 2022.