CM said tribals of Assam will be exempted from Uniform civil code

Guwahati: The tribals of the northeastern state of Assam will be exempted from the purview of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC).

This claim was made by Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.
CM Sarma said that Assam would be the third state in India to implement the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) after Uttarakhand and Gujarat.

However, he said it would do so with an amendment and exempt the tribal community.

“In Assam, the tribal community will be exempted from the ambit of UCC,” CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said.

Notably, tribals form 12.45% of Assam’s population, according to the 2011 census.

The Assam chief minister further said that the state government will introduce a bill against polygamy during the assembly session next month.