Guwahati, June 22: With nearly 50 first-time legislators set to enter the Assembly, Assam Legislative Assembly Speaker Ranjeet Kumar Dass has announced a two-day...
Urmi Bhattacharjee
Guwahati, May 27: Himanta Biswa Sarma, Chief Minister of Assam, on Tuesday presented the state’s planned Uniform Civil Code (UCC) not simply as...
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said the proposed Uniform Civil Code (UCC) would provide social security and a “new lease of independent life” to men and women from minority communities, particularly women whom he claimed had faced oppression for decades.
Following the tabling of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill in the Assam Assembly on Monday, several Muslim religious and social organisations have urged the BJP-led government to consult minority stakeholders before implementing the proposed legislation.
After Uttarakhand and Gujarat, Assam has become the third state to table a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill, with the Assam government introducing the proposed legislation in the state Assembly on Monday.
Assam Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya on Friday announced that the state government will establish a dedicated “counter-radicalisation cell” aimed at protecting vulnerable youths from extremist influences and promoting constitutional values, social harmony and national unity.
