Recently, Assam Government has decided to ban polygamy in Assam. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa have stated about the proceedings to get started soon.
On Thursday, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa tweeted, “The Assam government has constituted a four-member expert committee to examine the legislative competence of the state legislature to enact a law to end polygamy.”
The Chief Minister Himanta Biswa has also stated that the panel, headed by Justice (Retired) Rumi Phookan, has been asked to submit its report within two months.
The proposed panel would examine the provisions of the Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act, 1937 along with Article 25 of the Constitution in relation to the Directive Principles of State Policy for a Uniform Civil Code.
Additionally, Assam government will not bring Uniform Civil Code (UCC) but want to ban polygamy under a State Act.
