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Guwahati: In a sharp jibe at AIUDF's Dhubri MP Badruddin Ajmal, Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said if the politician wanted to marry again, he should do so before the Lok Sabha elections because the Assam government will bring the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) later.o)..
On the sidelines of an election meeting in Udalguri, the Assam chief minister said the UCC legislation will outlaw polygamy and Ajmal will be jailed if he "marries again"..
After the elections, the UCC will come into force and he will be jailed if he marries again as multiple marriages for all will be declared illegal, Himanta Biswa Sarma said..
. Himanta Biswa Sarma has been promising the uniform civil law in Assam, which will replace religious personal laws that govern marriage, divorce, maintenance, inheritance, adoption and succession of property..
Himanta Biswa Sarma, in a separate comment, claimed Hindus will quit the Assam Congress by 2026..
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