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Bill banning polygamy passed in Assam Assembly
Guwahati: The Assam assembly on Thursday passed a bill to ban polygamy, making it an offence which may lead to a maximum of 10 years of imprisonment, barring some exceptions. It kept…
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Assam government tables bill to ban polygamy
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday, November 25 tabled a bill in the assembly to ban polygamy. With permission from the Speaker Biswajit Daimary, Sarma introduced The Assam Prohibition…
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Anti-polygamy bill does not ‘target’ Miyas: Himanta
Tezpur: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said the state government’s proposed bill to ban polygamy is not aimed at targeting ‘Miyas’, adding that the practice exists among people of…
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Assam cabinet approves Bill to ban polygamy
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said that the state cabinet has approved a Bill to ban polygamy, for which convicts may face up to seven years of rigorous…
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‘Beggar cannot pay maintenance’: Kerala HC rejects wife’s plea
Kochi: The Kerala High Court has observed that it cannot accept multiple marriages of a Muslim man when he has no capacity to maintain his wives, and one of them approaches the…
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Polygamy being ‘widely misused’ even against religious mandate: Allahabad HC
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court has observed that while Islam permits polygamy under certain circumstances and with certain conditions, this permission is being ‘widely misused’ even against the mandate of the Muslim…
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‘Next step is banning Polygamy’: Himanta Biswa Sarma
Dispur: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said that the Assam government’s priority to focus on the marriage reigstration bill and its next step is to ban polygamy. “Assam government…
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Bengali-speaking Muslims must forsake child marriage, polygamy: Assam CM
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has asserted that Bengali-speaking Muslims must forsake practices like child marriage and polygamy to be considered ‘khilonjiya’ indigenous people of the state. Sarma had also…
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Assam to introduce bill to ban polygamy during Budget session
Guwahati: The Assam government will introduce a bill to end polygamy in the state during the upcoming budget session of the assembly, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Friday, February 2. Addressing…
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Crackdown on child marriage, proposed law to end polygamy Assam’s major highlights in 2023
Guwahati: A crackdown on child marriage with most arrests made in minority-dominated districts, an initiative to enact a law in the assembly to end the practice of polygamy and a socio-economic survey…
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Assam to introduce bill to ban polygamy in Feb 2024
New Delhi: At the upcoming session of the Assam Assembly in February 2024, a bill to outlaw polygamy will be introduced, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced. According to him, after months…
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Muslims generally believe in monogamy, it is Hindus who are often polygamous: Ajmal
Guwahati: While the Assam government is mulling outlawing polygamy in the state, Badruddin Ajmal, the chief of All India United Democratic Front said that Muslims generally believe in monogamy and it is…
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BJP opposes polygamy while own leaders have two or more spouses
The BJP, known for its stance against triple talaq, also frowns upon polygamy. However, in a quirky twist, some of the party’s leaders seem to have quite the knack for juggling multiple…
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Assam govt to introduce bill to ban polygamy
Tinsukia: The Assam government is likely to introduce a Bill in the state assembly in December to ban polygamy. Polygamy is the practice of marrying more than one person (multiple spouses). Assam…
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Strong public support to ban polygamy in Assam, says Himanta
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said that there is a strong public support in banning the polygamy in the state. The state government earlier formed a committee to…
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