Marry Again Now If You Want, Or Face Jail After UCC: Himanta Sarma To AIUDF Chief
NDTV
The Assam chief minister was responding to a remark by Badruddin Ajmal.
Weeks ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has taken a dig at AIUDF chief Badruddin Ajmal and said that if the Dhubri MP wants to marry again, he should do so before the polls or face arrest. Mr Sarma has said the Uniform Civil Code will be implemented in the state after the Lok Sabha polls and polygamy would become illegal.
Mr Ajmal, who is contesting from the Dhubri constituency again, said recently, "People in the Congress and Rakibul Hussain (his Congress opponent in the seat) said that I have become old. But I still have so much strength that I can get married. I can do so even if the chief minister doesn't want me to, that's how much strength I have."
Speaking on the sidelines of a rally on Saturday, the Assam chief minister said, "He (Badruddin Ajmal) should marry now. After the elections, the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) will be implemented in Assam. If he marries after that, he will be arrested."
