Assam Assembly passes UCC Bill, CM Sarma calls it ‘most secular, uniform and progressive law’
With the passage of the proposed legislation, Assam has now emerged as the third state, after Uttarakhand and Gujarat, to pass a Uniform Civil Code Bill.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said that he will file both civil and criminal defamation proceedings against Congress leaders Gaurav Gogoi, Bhupesh Baghel, Jitendra Singh Alwar and Debabrata Saikia for making false, malicious and defamatory statements against him
“The era of hit-and-run politics is over. If they have even an ounce of courage or evidence, let them prove every allegation before a court of law. I will not be intimidated by propaganda, coordinated slander, or political theatrics of so-called slaves of the Gandhi family,” the cheif minister said in a strongly-worded post on X.
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His reaction came shortly after the senior Congress leaders unveiled a digital platform titled WhoIsHBS.com aimed at capturing CM Sarma’s political journey.
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Addressing a press conference, Gogoi said that the digitsl platform contained documents, videos and other material related to the Chief Minister’s property, wealth and alleged corruption.
Gogoi said that the initiative was intended to place “facts” before the people of Assam and promote accountability.
Reacting to the defamation suit threat, Gogoi said that the Assam CM is scared by his presser and dared him to fight innthe court of public opinion.
“It is plain to see Himanta Biswa Sarma has got scared by our press conference today. Soon the details of his corruption and wealth will be made public in every village of Assam. If he has courage he should fight us in the court of public opinion instead of seeking refuge. P.S. I do not want to comment on hit and run,” the Congress leader said.
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