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.
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, while addressing the media, confirmed that the Singapore High Commission has shared Zubeen Garg’s death certificate.
The post-mortem of popular singer Zubeen Garg, who died in Singapore after suffering complications during a scuba diving session, has been completed, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma confirmed on Saturday.
Assamese music legend Zubeen Garg passes away at 52 in Singapore after an accident, leaving fans and leaders across India mourning the cultural icon whose voice defined generations.
In a policy shift, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that the state government has framed a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to operationalise the long-dormant Immigrants (Expulsion from Assam) Act, 1950.
He assured that the government would issue an appropriate notification “at the earliest.”
