Assam: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma paperwork a four-member committee to inspect the state’s authority to prohibit polygamy, to scrutinise Sharia and Article 25

On Thursday, Would possibly 11, the Assam executive, led by way of Leader Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, constituted a four-member committee to inspect the prison authority of the state legislature to put into effect a regulation prohibiting polygamy.

Taking to Twitter, the Assam CM introduced the formation of the four-member committee and printed the names of the committee participants including that the committee has been given a closing date of 60 days to provide its record. 

“Following my announcement to shape a professional committee to inspect the legislative competence of state legislature to enact a regulation to finish polygamy, the state executive has constituted the committee as of late. The committee contains the next participants: 1. Justice (Retired) Smt. Rumi Phookan as Chairperson 2. Sri Debajit Saikia, Suggest Common, Assam -Member 3. Sri Nalin Kohli, Further Suggest Common, Assam – Member 4. Sri Nekibur Zaman, Suggest. The committee has been given a closing date of 60 days to post its record,” CM Sarma tweeted.

Following my announcement to shape a professional committee to inspect the legislative competence of state legislature to enact a regulation to finish polygamy, the state executive has constituted the committee as of late. The committee contains the next participants:

1. Justice (Retired) Smt.…

— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) Would possibly 11, 2023

The four-member committee is tasked with scrutinizing the provisions of the Muslim Private Legislation (Shariat) Act of 1937, in addition to Article 25 of the Indian Charter, in connection to the state coverage directive concept of a uniform civil code.

This comes after CM Sarma on Would possibly 9 introduced that his executive has determined to prohibit polygamy within the state and a committee will probably be shaped to inspect if banning the observe of polygamy by way of Muslim males falls below the purview of the state executive. The committee, consistent with the Assam executive, would adopt intensive discussions with all stakeholders, together with prison mavens, to reach at a well-informed resolution.