Guwahati, May 19 -- By NE NOW NEWS

Guwahati: The Assam government's decision to bring a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill in the Assembly session beginning May 26 has sparked intense debate across the state, with lawyers, political observers, minority organisations and intellectuals questioning whether the proposed law will mainly affect Muslim and Christian communities while exempting tribal groups.

Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced after the first Cabinet meeting of the new government that Assam would frame its own version of the UCC. If passed, Assam will join states like Uttarakhand and Goa in implementing a state-level civil code framework.

However, the draft Bill has not yet been released, leading to speculation and concer...