NEW DELHI: In what could lead to a big political showdown, a large section of the opposition, including the Left, Congress , Trinamool and NCP is set to oppose the provision to criminalise triple talaq or instant divorce among Muslims in a bill that seeks to give teeth to a Supreme Court ruling and is to be introduced in the Lok Sabha on Thursday.The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, seeks to criminalise instant triple triple talaq and sets out compensation for victims and has drawn the opposition of several Muslim organisations, including the All India Muslim Personal Law Board The government is firm about tabling the bill though there is a strong possibility it will be sent to a parliamentary panel for examination.According to the list of business in LS, the bill is listed for introduction by law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday.Prepared by an interministerial group, led by home minister Rajnath Singh, it makes instant triple talaq in any form — spoken, in writing or electronic such as email, SMS and WhatsApp — “illegal and void” and entails a jail term of three years for the husband.The bill was prepared in the backdrop of the August 22 verdict of the SC striking down “instant” triple talaq as illegal. The draft law was sent to states for their views on December 1 and they were asked to reply by December 10.However, AIMPLB on Sunday unanimously rejected the proposed bill, with its board secretary, Maulana Khalid Saifullah Rahmani, telling TOI that the conservative body found the bill to be “anti-women”, and will formally write to the PM to review it in consultation with the board and senior clerics. Parties of all hues —Congress, NCP, and CPM — have also asserted their opposition on various counts.While TMC has outrightly opposed the ban on instant talaq as well as the move to make it a cognizable offence, other parties like Congress, NCP and the Left have welcomed the SC ruling, but opposed the penal provisions of the proposed law. Congress has expressed its reservations about the same.Its spokesman Abhishek Singhvi had said the Centre was using the SC judgment as an excuse to criminalise something that was till recently permissible under customary law.While most parties have said they are still formulating their formal position on the legislation, CPM MP Mohammed Salim said criminal procedures were a concern and that the bill be referred to an all-party Parliament committee where it can be debated and deliberaged upon further.Salim said when the SC has already banned instant talaq, there is no need for such a bill. Biju Janata Dal and NCP, too, have said they will oppose the penal provisions of the legislation.PM Modi has repeatedly advocated annulment of the practice as he has termed it a crime against women. Seen as a major tool towards women empowerment, the Centre has firmly drafted the bill as BJP members have maintained that the move has been taken in compliance with the SC order criminalising the practice.