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  • Polygamy will be banned, Assam government took a big decision

    Polygamy will be banned, Assam government took a big decision

    New Delhi. A major decision has been taken to ban polygamy in Assam. In fact, CM Himanta Biswa Sarma has said that we are not going through Uniform Civil Code (UCC), but we want to ban polygamy (more than one marriage) under a state act. The Assam government has decided to form an expert committee to examine whether the state government has the right to ban polygamy in the area.

    CM Himanta Biswa Sarma further said that the committee will hold extensive discussions with all stakeholders including legal experts and examine the provisions of the Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Act, 1937. The Committee will examine the provisions of the Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Act, 1937 along with Article 25 of the Constitution of India in relation to the Directive Principles of State Policy for Uniform Civil Code. The committee will hold extensive consultations with all the stakeholders including legal experts to arrive at a considered decision.


    Addressing the people, the CM of Assam said that we also have to make a Uniform Civil Code. More than four marriages are conducted for Muslim women and daughters, is this a system? There should not be such a rule in the world. We must bring Uniform Civil Code and end this polygamy system. He said that Muslim daughters should be made doctors and engineers, not child-bearing machines. BJP has promised to work on Uniform Civil Code if voted to power. I want to thank BJP for this. Notably, the BJP, in its manifesto, has promised the implementation of the Uniform Civil Code in the state of Karnataka, based on the recommendations of a high-level committee, to be constituted for the purpose if voted to power.

  • First Flight On Non-UDAN Route Launched Under Viability Gap Funding By Assam Govt

    First Flight On Non-UDAN Route Launched Under Viability Gap Funding By Assam Govt

    The first flight on a non-UDAN route under viability gap funding provision by Assam government was launched on Monday with flybig starting service on the Guwahati-Dibrugarh-Guwahati sector. The inaugural flight was flagged off by Assam Tourism Minister Jayanta Mallabaruah from Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport here.It will leave Guwahati in the morning and return from the eastern town of Dibrugarh on a daily basis.

    Addressing a press conference after the flag off, Baruah said it is the first route on which flight service has been launched by Assam Tourism Development Corporation (ATDC) in the non-UDAN routes, with Assam government providing the viability gap funding. “After this route, flybig will start operation on the Guwahati-Silchar-Guwahati route from May 15. We are also planning to start Guwahati-Jorhat-Guwahati route from later this year.

    Baruah said the routes with tourism potential are being targeted to be taken up as it will also boost the local economy. The ticket price for flights under the scheme has been capped at Rs 4,500 per ticket and the state government will pay the viability gap, he added. The ATDC, on behalf of the state government, had entered into a MoU with Big Charter Private Limited (flybig) in March for the launch of air services in the non-UDAAN section in the Guwahati-Dibrugarh-Guwahati and Guwahati-Silchar-Guwahati routes on a daily basis.