ucc: UCC should be applied to curb polygamy: Assam CM | India Information – Instances of India

GUWAHATI: Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday mentioned the proposed uniform civil code (UCC) should be applied to curb polygamy within the larger curiosity of Muslim ladies.
“If the uniform civil code doesn’t get applied, the polygamy system will proceed. A person will marry three-four occasions, curbing the basic rights of a lady,” mentioned Sarma.
“Uniform civil code must be applied for the larger curiosity of our Muslim ladies,” he added. He mentioned the laws is important to offer justice to all Muslim ladies. “All of the Muslims I met, equivocally wished the implementation of UCC. No Muslim girl desires her husband to deliver residence three different wives. UCC is just not my situation, it is a matter for all Muslim ladies. If they’re to be given justice, after the scrapping of triple talaq, UCC should be introduced,” he mentioned.
Earlier, Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh had mentioned a “high-powered” skilled committee shall be fashioned to arrange a draft for UCC in hill state.
The All India Muslim Personal Law Board termed the uniform civil code “an unconstitutional and anti-minority transfer”.