Guwahati, June 12 -- The budget session of the 16th Assam Legislative Assembly will begin from July 6, according to an official notification from the Assam Legislative Assembly Secretariat.

It stated that the Assam Governor, Lakshman Prasad Acharya, passed the order under Clause (1) of Article 174 of the Constitution, which allows the Governor to summon the House.

The notification stated that the budget session will begin at 9:30 A.M. on July 6 at the Assembly Chamber in Dispur.

Earlier, the Assam Assembly on May 27 passed a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill after a marathon debate between the BJP-led NDA and the opposition parties. The bill seeks to establish a single civil legal framework to govern marriage, divorce, succession and live-...