“After the Lok Sabha elections, another campaign against child marriage will be launched in Assam.”
Guwahati (Assam):
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said Muslim women in the state will get relief from “atrocities and exploitation” after the repeal of the Assam Muslim Marriage and Divorce Registration Act 1935, adding that the Act will also help in ending child marriage. will help. ,
The state Cabinet on Friday approved the Assam Repeal Ordinance, 2024, to repeal the British-era Marriage and Divorce Act specific to Muslims.
Addressing the media in Nagaon, Chief Minister Sarma said that his government will launch another campaign against child marriage in the state after the Lok Sabha elections.
“With this bill, the atrocities and exploitation that have been going on against Muslim mothers for a long time will end. The Prime Minister has abolished triple talaq. But in Assam, if a Qazi did this just because of this law, then there would be no mistake in it. Would have been.” The marriage of a girl below 18 years of age was registered and he got bail from the court. Now after the removal of this law, it will not be easy to give divorce and the marriage of a girl below 18 years of age will not be registered.” Himanta Biswa Sarma said.
Talking about child marriage, the Chief Minister of Assam said that many people who performed child marriage were arrested and some of them were even imprisoned for 10-15 years.
Assam Chief Minister said, “After the Lok Sabha elections, another campaign will be launched against child marriage in Assam. I will completely eliminate this issue before 2026.”
While talking about the Congress Party, the Chief Minister of Assam said that only a few people (MLAs) will stay in Rajiv Bhawan in Guwahati.
“There is no guarantee who will leave the party (Congress). There is no guarantee that the Assam Congress President will remain in the Congress party. Some Congress MLAs like Rakibul Hussain, Rekibuddin Ahmed, Zakir Hussain Sikdar, Nurul Hooda and Rashid will join the BJP. Will not come, but there is no guarantee for others. We will win 11 out of 14 seats in Assam in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. We will win these seats comfortably,” the Assam Chief Minister said.
On Sunday, the Assam Chief Minister presented projects worth Rs 200 crore to the people of Nagaon and Berhampur as part of the day dedicated to development initiatives including renovation of the indoor stadium at Nurul Amin Stadium, water supply projects under Assam Gaurav Path, Jal Jeevan. Dedicated. Mission, 100 MW Solar Power Plant, Swahid Thogisut Stadium.
These critical infrastructure expansions will go a long way in improving the lives of people in these areas and will prove to be important drivers towards a developed Assam.
The Assam Chief Minister also inaugurated the Pranab Barua Kalakshetra in Nagaon and expressed confidence that it will act as a center of cultural revival for the people.
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