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.
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.
The Assam Chief Minister said that the introduction of the Bill would pave the way for "an on record discussion" on why UCC is necessary for the state.
CM Sarma hailed the Dhubri Town Eidgah Committee's appeal to Muslims against cow slaughter to honour the sentiments of Hindus.
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma shared a throwback photo with old friends on Instagram, calling it his real-life 'Dil Chahta Hai' moment and urging youth to travel and create memories while they can.
Congress leader Pawan Khera appeared before Assam Crime Branch days after securing anticipatory bail from the Supreme Court in the politically charged passport controversy case.
However, according to Sarma, the situation changed abruptly. “That decision was overturned after Rahul Gandhi, who was in the US at that time, made some calls,” he added.
A major part of Shah’s upcoming visit, expected to focus on strategic international border areas, comes close on the heels of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent visit to the state, in which he used infrastructure and national security to sharpen the political narrative for the saffron party.
The pleas were filed by the Communist Party of India (Marxist), CPI leader Annie Raja, and Assamese scholar Dr Hiren Gohain.
A bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant and also comprising Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi asked the petitioners to move to the Gauhati High Court.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to arrive in Assam on Saturday (February 14) on a day-long programme to inaugurate multiple infrastructure projects, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Wednesday.
