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Assam assembly passes bill to prohibit polygamy; strict penalties, jail for second marriageSpeaking at the assembly after the bill was tabled, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma cited the example of Turkiye to justify the ne...
Assam prohibition of polygamy bill tabled in house; STs to be excludedAssam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has introduced a bill in the assembly to prohibit polygamy, proposing a seven-year jail term for o...
Bill to ban polygamy tabled in Assam Assembly by Himanta Biswa SarmaAssam polygamy bill: CM Sarma had said on an earlier occasion that polygamy in the state would attract a minimum punishment of seven years ...
Uniform Civil Code to be implemented nationwide, including Assam, says Himanta Biswa SarmaAssam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma stated that after Uttarakhand implements the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), it will be enforced across ...
Working on polygamy and UCC laws, aiming to curb evangelism by banning magical healing: Assam CM Himanta SarmaAssam seeks to maintain the religious status quo and achieve a proper balance by approving a legislation that prohibits magical healing. Th...
Ram temple inauguration: Assam CM Sarma slams Congress after party declines invitationAssam CM criticized Congress for declining invitation to Ram temple inauguration in Ayodhya, saying it missed a chance to atone for past si...
‘Wives fighting for pension': Assam says no second marriage for govt staff without permissionAssam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said all state government employees will have to seek prior permission for second marriage even if...
Assam holds awareness campaign against child marriageHundreds of villages in 20 districts of Assam recently organized awareness programs against child marriage. The state government wants to m...
Assam Governor forms committee to draft laws to ban polygamy and interfaith marriagesThe Governor of Assam has formed a five-member committee to draft legislation that would ban polygamy and inter-religious marriages by fals...
Assam government to introduce bill in state assembly to ban polygamyThe Assam government plans to introduce a Bill in December to ban polygamy, the practice of marrying multiple spouses. Assam Chief Minister...
Assam: Public opinion largely supports polygamy ban lawThe Government of Assam constituted an Expert Committee to study the legislative competence of the Assembly to enact a law banning polygamy...
Assam government has invited public comments on proposed law banning polygamyThe Assam government has sought public comments on a proposed law to ban polygamy in the state by August 30. An Expert Committee appointed ...
Assam govt extends term of Expert Committee meant to examine state's competence to enact law to end polygamy by 1 monthThe term of the Expert Committee examining the legislative competence of the state legislature to enact a law to end polygamy has been exte...
Anti polygamy law to be introduced in the next session of state assembly: Assam CMAssam's chief minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma, has announced that an anti-polygamy law will be proposed in the next session of the state asse...
Four-member expert panel formed by Assam government to examine legality to ban polygamyThe Assam government has constituted a four-member expert committee to examine the legislative competence of the state legislature to enact...
Assam: Committee to examine legislative competence of state legislature to enact polygamy lawAssam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma tweeted, "Justice (Retired) Rumi Phookan as Chairperson, Debajit Saikia, Advocate General, Assam -...
"Want to ban polygamy in state, will form expert committee to check provisions": Assam CM Himanta SarmaAssam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has announced that the state government plans to establish a committee of legal experts to investi...