GUWAHATI: Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma -led Assam authorities on Thursday determined to repeal the Assam Muslim Marriages and Divorce Registration Act of 1935 to stop youngster marriage and guarantee parity in marriage and divorce registration. In the meantime, Assam Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma visited State BJP headquarters in Guwahati on Thursday night to debate varied points with the occasion management forward of panchayat polls and bye-elections.
Taking to social media platform X, the Chief Minister wrote, “Now we have taken a big step to make sure justice for our daughters and sisters by placing further safeguards in opposition to youngster marriage. Within the assembly of the #AssamCabinet as we speak we have now determined to repeal the Assam Muslim Marriages and Divorce Registration Act and Guidelines 1935 vide the Assam Repealing Invoice 2024.”
Stating the target behind the choice to repeal, CM acknowledged, “To carry parity to the registration of marriage and divorce, the State Cupboard has accorded approval to the Assam Repealing Invoice, 2024, which goals to repeal the Assam Muslim Marriages and Divorces Registration Act, 1935, and the Assam Muslim Marriages and Divorces Registration Guidelines, 1935. The invoice will likely be positioned earlier than the subsequent monsoon session of the Assam Legislative Meeting for consideration. The State Cupboard has additionally directed {that a} appropriate laws be introduced for the registration of Muslim marriages in Assam, to be thought-about by the subsequent session of the Meeting.”
Earlier on Wednesday, CM Sarma reiterated his issues relating to the problem of “altering demography,” and mentioned it’s a matter of “life and loss of life” for him. Citing some knowledge, Sarma mentioned that Muslim inhabitants was 12 per cent in 1951 and has now reached 40 per cent.
The Chief Minister alleged that ‘unlawful immigrants’ are marrying tribal women with out following due course of. He acknowledged that unlawful immigrants are marrying tribal daughters, however due diligence of legislation just isn’t occurring. The BJP will make a legislation to cease exploitation of anybody if a tribal daughter marries an unlawful immigrant.
