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.
Assam Chief Minister and BJP candidate from Jalukbari, Himanta Biswa Sarma, on Thursday visited the revered Maa Kamakhya Temple in Guwahati to offer prayers.
Once a near-uncontested fortress, Jalukbari now echoes with allegations, generational politics and a question Assam hasn't seriously asked in two decades: can Himanta actually lose?
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday launched a sharp attack on Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma over his remarks against Congress president and Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge, describing them as “shameful and unacceptable.”
The Congress on Tuesday intensified its attack on Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma over his reported remarks aimed at party president Mallikarjun Kharge, terming the language used as “deeply problematic” and calling for an unconditional apology.
The BJP warned of ‘consequences’, Congress says Sarma ‘rattled’. Earlier, Himanta Biswa Sarma had also made serious allegations against Elizabeth Colburn Gogoi — the wife of Congress’ Gaurav Gogoi
