ASSAM ASSEMBLY PASSES BILL TO ABOLISH MUSLIM MARRIAGES, 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.

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In a move to prevent child marriage and eliminate the 'Qazi' system in Muslim marriage registration, the Assam Government introduced a new bill, the Assam Compulsory Registration of Muslim Marriages and Divorces Bill, 2024, last week and the discussions on the same were held in the state assembly on Thursday.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said, "We want to abolish the Qazi system in the Muslim marriage registration process.

Apart from it we also want to prevent Child marriage in the state." However, the opposition party, All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF), has voiced its opposition to the abolition of the Qazi system.