GUWAHATI, May 27: The Assam Assembly on Wednesday passed the UCC Bill, which seeks to establish a common legal framework to govern marriage, divorce, succession and live-in relationships irrespective of religion, even as the opposition demanded it be sent to a select committee.
MLAs representing the ruling NDA in the Assam Assembly said the UCC Bill seeks to protect women’s rights and is not against any religion or religious practice.
With the passage of the proposed legislation, Assam became the third state, after Uttarakhand and Gujarat, to pass a Uniform Civil Code Bill. Goa also has one common civil law, which continued from its erstwhile Portuguese colonial period.
