Guwahati, May 25 -- After Uttarakhand and Gujarat, the Assam government on Monday introduced a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill in the state assembly, proposing a ban on polygamy and making registration of live-in relationships compulsory.

State Cabinet Minister Atul Bora introduced the Uniform Civil Code Assam Bill 2026 in the Assembly on behalf of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.

Speaking to the reporters, Bora said, "I have tabled the UCC Bill on behalf of the CM today in the house. The CM committed that if he comes to power again, the Bill will be tabled in the first session, and that has happened today."

With this, Assam has become the first state in the Northeast and the third BJP-ruled state in the country to introduce such legi...