Assam scraps Muslim marriages act; discriminatory, says Oppn

The decision to repeal the Act was taken at a late-night cabinet meeting on Friday as it is an obsolete pre-Independence Act of the British for the then province of Assam, the CM said.

Related Keywords

Goalpara ,Assam ,India ,United Kingdom ,British ,Rafikul Islam ,Himanta Biswa Sarma ,Aman Wadud ,Bijon Mahajan ,Lurinjyoti Gogoi ,Alok Saha ,Jatiya Parishad ,Abdul Rashid Mandal ,Assam United Opposition Forum ,Assam Muslim Marriages ,Divorces Registration Act ,Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma ,Rashid Mandal ,Uniform Civil Code ,Marriage Registrars ,Assam Inspector General ,Muslim Marriage Registrars ,Independence Act ,United Opposition Forum ,Assam Jatiya Parishad ,Special Marriage Act ,India News ,Olumns ,Interviews ,Ews India ,Reaking News ,