The Central government is likely to move the Triple TalaqBill in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday, sources said. The BJP has issued athree-line whip to its Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha MPs to be present in both theHouses on Tuesday and support the bills introduced by the government.

The Lok Sabha had on July 25 passed the Bill to criminalizeTriple Talaq amidst a walkout by Opposition members who accused the governmentof singling out a community.The Bill was passed with 302 votes in favour and 82against in a division.

The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill,2019, seeks to criminalize the act of instant divorce among Muslims with athree-year jail sentence for men who practice Triple Talaq, which has been madeillegal by the Supreme Court.