India, April 5 -- All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday said the Uniform Civil Code Bill and the amendment to the Disturbed Areas Act passed recently by the Gujarat assembly are unconstitutional.

After a marathon debate of more than seven hours, the Gujarat assembly last week passed the UCC Bill that seeks to put in place a common legal framework to govern marriage, divorce, succession and live-in relationships irrespective of religion.

It stipulates a seven-year jail term if marriages are conducted through force, coercion or fraud, and also prohibits bigamy and polygamy. It makes registration of marriages and live-in relationships mandatory.

The assembly also passed a Bill to amend the Gujar...