polygamy

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sharma on Wednesday said that the Assam government's priority to focus on the marriage reigstration bill and its next step is to ban polygamy.

The Senate Standing Committee on Cabinet Divisions in Pakistan debated the ban on entry of second and third wives of the members of the elite Islamabad Club

Devoleena Bhattacharjee said that the thought of having multiple marriages sounded cringe and that the TV industry was not doing the right thing by promoting such relations to the newer generation.

“He has not treated the first wife and the second wife equally as required under the provisions of Islamic Law. Under Islamic Law, the husband is entitled for Polygamous marriage, however, he has to treat all the wife equally," the court observed.

AIUDF chief Badruddin Ajmal said when his party forms government in Assam, he will overturn the proposed anti-polygamy law

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has clarified that no state government employee can enter into a second marriage without the approval of the government.

The Assam governor formed a committee to draft legislation for banning of polygamy and other related issues.

Badruddin Ajmal has claimed that Muslims generally believe in monogamy and it is the Hindus who beleive in polygamy

An expert committee formed by the Assam government has said in its report that the assembly has the legislative competence to enact a law prohibiting polygamy in the state

The Expert Committee, formed to examine the legislative competence of the State Legislature to enact a law to ban polygamy in Assam, has submitted its report