AIUDF MLA said – will press for discussion in the Assembly on the bill banning polygamy

Guwahati: All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) MLA Rafiqul Islam on Friday said his party will push for discussion in the Assembly on the proposed bill to ban polygamy, which the state government plans to introduce in February next year. Has been. Speaking to ANI on Friday, the AIDUF leader said, “We will demand discussion on this (proposed draft law to ban polygamy in Assam). While there are many burning issues in the state, the Chief Minister focuses only on polygamy.” Earlier, at an event in the national capital on Thursday, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said a bill to ban polygamy in the state will be placed before the Assembly in February. Hitting out at BJP and Assam CM, the AIUDF MLA said that the government is targeting a particular community by banning polygamy. “We will explain our stand after the bill is formally presented in the House,” Islam said. Among Muslims, polygamy is the practice of having more than one husband or wife.