New Delhi. A major decision has been taken to ban polygamy in Assam. In fact, CM Himanta Biswa Sarma has said that we are not going through Uniform Civil Code (UCC), but we want to ban polygamy (more than one marriage) under a state act. The Assam government has decided to form an expert committee to examine whether the state government has the right to ban polygamy in the area.
CM Himanta Biswa Sarma further said that the committee will hold extensive discussions with all stakeholders including legal experts and examine the provisions of the Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Act, 1937. The Committee will examine the provisions of the Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Act, 1937 along with Article 25 of the Constitution of India in relation to the Directive Principles of State Policy for Uniform Civil Code. The committee will hold extensive consultations with all the stakeholders including legal experts to arrive at a considered decision.
Addressing the people, the CM of Assam said that we also have to make a Uniform Civil Code. More than four marriages are conducted for Muslim women and daughters, is this a system? There should not be such a rule in the world. We must bring Uniform Civil Code and end this polygamy system. He said that Muslim daughters should be made doctors and engineers, not child-bearing machines. BJP has promised to work on Uniform Civil Code if voted to power. I want to thank BJP for this. Notably, the BJP, in its manifesto, has promised the implementation of the Uniform Civil Code in the state of Karnataka, based on the recommendations of a high-level committee, to be constituted for the purpose if voted to power.
