Assam to table bill to ban polygamy in state assembly, CM Sarma says, 'Will include issue of love jihad'
alliance parties in Tinsukia on Saturday and informed the media that the state government intends to conclude the process of finalizing the polygamy ban bill within the next 45 days. "A legal committee was formed to analyse whether the state government can ban polygamy or not and we have received positive thoughts. We also sought public opinions and suggestions on the proposed Bill for banning polygamy.
We have received a total of 149 suggestions in response to our public notice. Out of these, 146 suggestions are in favour of the Bill and they support to ban on polygamy. However, three suggestions have expressed their opposition to banning polygamy.
Our next phase is to draft the Bill," CM Sarma said. Also Read:Assam: Minor boy's body found at BJP MP's house, probe on "We will finalize the Bill in the next 45 days. I think I will be able to introduce the Bill in the assembly in December this year", he added.
Previously, an expert committee was established to assess whether the State Legislature in Assam has the legal authority to pass a law aimed at putting an end to polygamy. The committee presented its findings to the Assam Chief Minister on August 6th of this year. Meanwhile, CM Sharma further stated, "We will add some points in the bill in order to stop Love Jihad in the state".
Regarding the matter of repealing the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), the Assam Chief Minister stated that the state government is actively addressing this issue. Also Read: Himanta Biswa Sarma says his govt aims to completely withdraw AFSPA from Assam by 2023-end "We will have to take the decision on whether AFSPA is to be withdrawn or not. It is a view of the state government and the the Union government will take the final view.
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