Guwahati, May 30 (IANS) Assam Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Dilip Saikia said on Saturday that the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) is a big step towards providing justice for women.His response came after the Assam Assembly on Wednesday passed the UCC Bill, with Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma stating that the legislation would now be sent to Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya for approval before being forwarded to President Droupadi Murmu for assent.Speaking to IANS, Saikia recalled that the…
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Guwahati, May 28 (IANS) Assam Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Rishiraj Hazarika on Thursday said that the ruling party remains firmly committed to ensuring women’s safety and empowerment, while alleging that the Congress opposed measures aimed at protecting women’s rights. Speaking to IANS, Hazarika said the BJP-led government under Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma had fulfilled its promise of introducing the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in the Assembly soon after returning to power.“We had…
Guwahati, May 27 (IANS) Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Bimal Bora on Wednesday strongly backed the proposed Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill in the Assam Assembly, describing it as a historic step aimed at strengthening social justice, equality, and constitutional values in the state. Participating in the discussion on the UCC Bill during the ongoing Assembly session, Bora said the legislation was not merely a legal proposal but reflected India’s civilisational ethos of unity amid divers…
Guwahati, May 27 (IANS) The Assam Assembly on Wednesday passed the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill, with Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma stating that the legislation would now be sent to Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya for approval before being forwarded to President Droupadi Murmu for assent. Speaking to reporters after the Bill was passed in the Assembly, Sarma described the legislation as a “historic” step and thanked members of the House for supporting its adoption.“Today, the Assam …
New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) The All India Congress Committee (AICC) on Tuesday appointed senior Assam Congress MLA Wazed Ali Choudhury as the Leader of the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) in the Assam Assembly, while Joy Prakash Das has been named the Deputy Leader of the party in the House. The appointments were announced through an official press release issued by AICC General Secretary (Organisation) K.C. Venugopal from the party headquarters in New Delhi.According to the statement, Congress Pr…
Guwahati, May 26 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma, on Tuesday launched a sharp attack on the Opposition in the Assembly, without taking the name of the Congress, accusing a certain political party of indulging in personal attacks against his family instead of focussing on development and public welfare.Participating in a discussion in the House, Sarma said the results of recent elections had clearly demonstrated that people of Assam do not support “personal attacks, slander and…
New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) The Congress party on Tuesday criticised the BJP over the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), alleging that the ruling party’s larger agenda is to implement the UCC across the country in a phased manner. The remarks came after Assam Minister Arup Bora on Monday tabled the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), Assam, 2026 Bill in the state Assembly. The proposed legislation seeks to establish a common civil legal framework governing matters such as marriage, divorce, succession, and live-in …
Guwahati, May 25 (IANS) In a politically charged speech in the Assam Assembly on Monday, BJP legislator from Dispur Pradyut Bordoloi invoked the state’s pre-Independence history and credited former Chief Minister Gopinath Bordoloi with safeguarding Assam’s identity from being merged with Pakistan during the Partition era.Pradyut Bordoloi, who had spent decades in the Congress and represented Nagaon as a Congress MP after winning the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, recently switched sides and joined th…
Guwahati, May 25 (IANS) Assam Minister Arup Bora on Monday tabled the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), Assam, 2026 Bill in the state Assembly, proposing a single civil legal framework governing marriage, divorce, succession and live-in relationships for all residents of the state, while excluding Scheduled Tribes to protect their constitutional safeguards.The proposed legislation seeks to replace religion-based personal laws with a common code aimed at ensuring gender justice, equality and legal unifor…
Guwahati, May 25 (IANS) Senior BJP MLA Biswajit Daimary on Monday launched a sharp attack on the Congress party in Assam, claiming that the party’s internal distrust and factionalism were the primary reasons behind its failure to elect a Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the state Assembly. Speaking to IANS, Daimary said Congress legislators lacked confidence in one another, making it difficult for the party to arrive at a consensus on leadership.“There is no trust among them. Nobody is able to …