Assam to Ban Polygamy, Bill in Assembly Soon

Guwahati: Assam government is planning to ban polygamy in the state through the enactment of law. Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday informed that his government will introduce a bill in the upcoming Assembly session to put a curb on polygamy in the state.

“We want to introduce the bill in the upcoming Assembly session in September. If, for some reason, we can’t do it, then we will do it in the January Assembly session,” the chief minister said.

The Assam government had formed an expert committee to explore the legal aspects to implement the anti-polygamy law.

Polygamy, or having more than one wife or husband at the same time, is a topic of discussion as the Central Government is trying to introduce the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in India.