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Guwahati: The Assam State Assembly on Thursday abolished the 89-year-old Assam Muslim Marriages and Divorces Registration Act and Rules of 1935 by passing the Assam Repealing Bill, 2024. The decision has been taken to prevent child marriage and end up the ‘Qazi’ system in Muslim marriage registration and thus the Assam Government came up with this new bill.
The Assam Government made it Compulsory to get the Registration of Muslim Marriages and Divorces Bill, 2024 last week and the discussions 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.”
On the other hand, the opposition, All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF), has raised its voice against the abolition of the Qazi system. AIUDF leader Aminul said, “We are against Child marriage and the government can amend some provisions in the previous act, but they didn’t and repealed the Assam Muslim Marriages and Divorces Registration Act and Rules, 1935,” He also said, “We have no other option but to take the matter to court.”
The main purpose of the proposal of the Assam Repealing Bill, 2024 is to replace the bill for the Assam Repealing Ordinance, 2024 for the repeal of the Assam Muslim Marriages and Divorces Registration Act, 1935 and Assam Muslim Marriages and Divorces Registration Rules, 1935.
