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Assam: Registering Muslim marriage, divorce must
Updated On: 30 August, 2024 07:10 AM IST | Guwahati | Agencies
The Assam Compulsory Registration of Muslim Marriages and Divorces Bill, 2024 was introduced by Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Jogen Mohan
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The Assam Assembly on Thursday passed a bill for compulsory government registration of marriage and divorce of Muslim. The Assam Compulsory Registration of Muslim Marriages and Divorces Bill, 2024 was introduced by Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Jogen Mohan.
While replying to queries, CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said all earlier registrations of marriages conducted by Kazis will remain valid and only new ones will come under purview of legislation. “We are not interfering with the marriages solemnised by Islamic rituals under Muslim Personnel Law at all. Our only condition is that Islam prohibited marriages will not be registered,” he added.
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