Bill passed to make Muslim marriage registration compulsory in Assam

The 126-member Assam Assembly on Thursday (August 29, 2024) passed a Bill to make the registration of Muslim marriages and divorces with the government compulsory. The Assam Compulsory Registration of Muslim Marriages and Divorces Bill, 2024, introduced in the House by Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Jogen Mohan, will replace the British-era Assam Moslem Marriages and Divorces Registration Act, 1935. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma told the Assembly that the government aimed to do away with the Qazi system