In states like Gujarat and Uttarakhand, the Uniform Civil Code is being implemented. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has made a significant announcement in the interim. If all goes according to plan, he said, we will also apply the Uniform Civil Code in Assam. It will, however, undergo a few modifications.
We’re monitoring the Civil Code Act, said Sarma.
The state law department is looking into a bill that we are drafting to outlaw polygamy in Assam, according to Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. We are also keeping a careful eye on Uttarakhand’s progress. We are also investigating whether we will be able to implement the full UCC if the UCC Bill is introduced in Uttarakhand on February 5. We still have time; our assembly session will begin on February 5.
He stated that we are attempting to work out whether or not the northeastern state can fully implement it. We will then be able to make a choice. We would like to inform you that Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami received the draft report from the five-member committee that was appointed by the Dhami government of Uttarakhand on Friday. It is only after Assam that, Chief Minister Sarma’s response has surfaced.
The Assam government intends to outlaw polygamy as well.
According to Sarma, his government is drafting legislation to outlaw polygamy in Assam. He had stated earlier this month that while his government would execute the UCC, the tribal population would not be covered by it. He had previously stated that Assam would modify the UCC bills and introduce them in its state, while Uttarakhand and Gujarat would introduce the legislation first.
Himanta stated, “I am looking forward to seeing the Uttarakhand UCC Bill.” We will also introduce the same law in Assam once this is finished. This will change a little because we are fighting against child marriage and polygamy. In Assam, the tribal community will be exempt.
Sarma added that the UCC Bill will be introduced in the Assam Assembly soon if a public consultation on it can be held in two to three months. He stated that while the bills in Gujarat and Uttarakhand will decide everything, Assam will be the third state to apply the UCC.
“We’ll keep an eye on the bill and see if we can fully implement it,” he stated. We have time to look into this and take appropriate action. The Assam Assembly’s budget session is scheduled to start on February 5 and end on February 28. On February 12, the budget for the coming financial year will be announced.