All India United Democratic Front

Assam Assembly Enacts Bill To Repeal Muslim Marriages And Divorces Act

The Assam State Assembly on Thursday passed the Assam Repealing Bill, 2024, which abolished the 89-year-old Assam Muslim Marriages and Divorces Registration Act and Rules of 1935. In a move to prevent child marriage and eliminate the 'Qazi' system in Muslim marriage registration, the Assam Government introduced a new bill,...