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Bill to ban polygamy in Assam will be introduced
way2barak, Feb 2: The Assam government will introduce a bill to end polygamy in the state during the upcoming budget session of the assembly, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Friday.
Addressing a press conference here, Sarma said the draft of the bill is being scrutinised by the Law Department at present.
“We are lining up an act to ban polygamy in the state during the budget session of the assembly. It is with the Law Department for vetting,” he said.
“We will also closely monitor the development of Uttarakhand. If the Uttarakhand UCC bill is laid on February 5, then we will see if we are in a position to implement the entire UCC (bill of Uttarakhand),” he added.
The budget session of the Assam assembly will begin on February 5 and conclude on February 28. The budget for next fiscal will be presented on February 12.
The opposition parties had earlier slammed the decision of the government to enact a law on banning polygamy as “diversionary” and “communal”, especially at a time when suggestions on the UCC are being received by the Law Commission.
