The contentious Triple Talaq Bill, which criminalises the practice of instant "talaq" could not be taken up for discussion and passage on the last day of monsoon session on Friday, owing to lack of consensus among political parties on the issue.

The Congress-led Opposition has been demanding that the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill 2017 be sent to a select committee for further scrutiny. The BJP-led government, which does not have a majority in the Upper House, had also made efforts to get the Bill cleared in the budget session.