The Government of Assam has already conveyed to the authorities concerned that it is in support of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) and wants to ban polygamy in the state immediately, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on July 13.
Government Of Assam Wants To Ban Polygamy In The State
“The UCC is a matter which will be decided by Parliament, but the state can also take a call on it with the assent of the President. UCC involves various issues and the Law Commission as well as the Parliamentary Committee is looking into it. The Assam government has already conveyed that it is in its support,” the Chief Minister said at the sidelines of a programme.
Pending the decision on the UCC, the Chief Minister said, “We want to take one of its segments polygamy and ban it immediately. We are planning to introduce a Bill to ban it in the next assembly session in September.” Regarding the Congress’ opposition to the UCC, he wondered if a leader of that party has a daughter, “will the person marry her off to somebody with two wives”.
“The problem is that Congress leaders do not realise the pain of Muslim women. They take their votes but they do not want to give back anything to them. The Congress wants the votes of both Muslim men and women but they want to serve only the men,” Sarma added.
