Assam Assembly Passes Controversial Uniform Civil Code Bill
The law seeks a common civil framework for marriage, divorce and succession, with penalties for polygamy and unregistered live-in relationships.
- On Wednesday, the Assam Assembly passed the Uniform Civil Code Bill, making Assam the third state after Uttarakhand and Gujarat to clear the legislation. Speaker Ranjeet Kumar Dass called Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma to move it for passage following a day-long discussion.
- Aiming to establish common laws on personal matters like marriage, divorce, succession and live-in relationships irrespective of religion, the Assam government tabled the Bill on Monday seeking to ban polygamy and make live-in registration compulsory.
- Punitive measures include seven years imprisonment for bigamy or polygamy and three months jail for failing to register live-in relationships, while persons belonging to Scheduled Tribes residing in Assam gain exemption from the Bill's provisions.
- Opposition members moved to the Well of the House and protested after Speaker Dass rejected their demand that the Bill be sent to a select committee for wider consultation, while ruling members voted in favor amid slogans of 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai' and 'Jai Shree Ram'.
- Assam joins Uttarakhand and Gujarat with unified personal law frameworks governing marriage, divorce and succession across religions, positioning the state as part of a growing movement toward common civil codes. Chief Minister Sarma framed the UCC as ensuring security for Muslim women.
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Asian NewsThe Assam Assembly passed the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill on Wednesday (May 27, 2026). Assam has now become the third state in the country to adopt this law, after Uttarakhand and Gujarat. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma thanked the NDA MLAs after the bill's passage. 'People of every religion will get equal rights' Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma posted on Instagram, "With the passage of the Uniform Civil Code Bill in the Assam As…
Assam Assembly Passes Controversial Uniform Civil Code Bill
The Assam Assembly has approved a Uniform Civil Code Bill, which aims to establish a standardized legal framework for personal affairs such as marriage and divorce regardless of religion. This development positions Assam as the third state in India to adopt such a measure, after Uttarakhand and Gujarat.
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