India, July 22 -- The Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly on Tuesday passed the 'Madhya Pradesh Uniform Civil Code 2026 Bill' by voice vote amid a noisy protest by the Opposition Congress.

Among other things, the bill bans polygamy and makes the registration of live-in relationships mandatory while excluding the tribal community from its scope.

Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, in his speech in the House, tore into the Congress for opposing the bill, and noted that Madhya Pradesh will be the fourth state in the country to implement the UCC after Goa, Assam, and Uttarakhand.

"Golden history is being written" in the Assembly as the UCC would criminalise triple talaq and the halala custom, prohibit polygamy, make the registration of both marria...