Strong public support for ban on polygamy in Assam- CM Himanta Biswa Sarma
Sarma stated that the final drafting of the proposed legislation will commence now and be completed within 45 days.
GUWAHATI- Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma stated that there is a “strong public support for ban on polygamy in the state.”
Taking to social media platform X (formerly Twitter), Sarma wrote, “We have received a total of 149 suggestions in response to our public notice. Out of these, 146 suggestions are in favour of the bill, indicating strong public support. However, three organisations have expressed their opposition to the bill.”
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Sarma stated that the final drafting of the proposed legislation will commence now and be completed within 45 days.
Earlier, the Assam government had issued a notice on 21 August seeking public opinion on the proposed law on the controversial subject.
The notice reportedly shared by Sarma on X, had requested the people to send their opinion by 30 August through email or by post.
It’s important to note that even in May last year, Sarma called for the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) which would act as “protection” for “Muslim daughters”. The CM has repeatedly called for a ban on polygamy.
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The Assam government formed an expert committee on 12 May to study the legislative competence of the Assembly to enact a law banning polygamy. The report which was submitted on 6 August stated that the state legislature is competent to enact a law to ban the marital practice.
The four-member expert committee was headed by retired judge Justice Rumi Kumari Phukan and included other members such as state advocate-general Devajit Saikia, senior additional advocate-general Nalin Kohli and senior advocate Nekibur Zaman.
