Key Points
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) leader Waris Pathan criticised the Assam government's action to repeal the Muslim Marriage and Divorce Act and accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of "hating Muslims"..
In a video message, he said, "They (BJP) hate our eating habits..
On Friday, the Assam Cabinet approved the Assam Repealing Ordinance, 2024 for repealing the Assam Muslim Marriages and Divorces Registration Act..
AIMIM spokesperson Waris Pathan on Friday that the ordinance to repeal the Muslim Marriage Act, is a violation of Articles 25, 26 and 28 of the constitution.".
Meanwhile, All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) president Badruddin Ajmal claimed that repealing the Assam Muslim Marriages and Divorces Registration Act, 1935 was the first step towards bringing in the Unified Civil Code (UCC) in Assam..
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