Guwahati, May 27 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party in Assam on Wednesday welcomed the passage of the Uniform Civil Code-2026, calling it a "historic and transformational reform," and lauded Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma for leading the initiative in the state Assembly.

In a statement issued from the party headquarters, Atal Bihari Vajpayee Bhavan, State BJP spokesperson Devajit Mahanta conveyed the views of State BJP President Dilip Saikia, expressing gratitude to the Chief Minister of Assam and congratulating all 102 NDA legislators for their role in turning the Bill into law on the concluding day of the first session of the Sixteenth Assam Legislative Assembly.

Saikia said women have, across generations, played a pivotal role in shap...