Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday informed that the state government has received a total of 149 suggestions so far in response to the public notice seeking the opinion of the people of Assam on the proposed bill for banning polygamy in the state. He stated that the BJP-led Assam government will now complete the final drafting of the bill on banning polygamy in the state in the next 45 days.
The Chief Minister said though 146 suggestions are in favour of the bill, indicating strong public support, three organisations have expressed their opposition to the bill.
“Update on 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 favor of the bill, indicating strong public support. However, 3 organizations have expressed their opposition to the bill. We will now proceed to the next stage of the process, which is to complete the final drafting of the bill in the next 45 days,” Chief Minister Sarma stated in his X handle.
The Assam government on August 21 this year sought public suggestions and opinions on the proposed law to ban polygamy in the state. The state government issued a public notice asking the people to send their suggestions on the proposed law to ban polygamy in Assam by August 30.
Earlier this year, the Assam government had constituted a four-member expert committee to examine the legislative competence of state legislature to enact a law to end polygamy. The expert committee submitted its report to the state government on August 6.
However, the opposition parties in Assam including the Congress, All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF), and Assam Trinamool Congress (TMC) have strongly opposed the state government’s move to enact the law to ban polygamy in the state.
The writer is a senior independent journalist covering the Northeast.
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