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No 2nd marriage for Assam Govt staff from now even if religion allows

No 2nd marriage for Assam Govt staff from now even if religion allows: No Assam government employee will be allowed to opt for second marriage, even if the religion allows, chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said, adding that the person will have to take permission from the government. “We find cases where Muslim men marry two women and later both wives fight for the pension of the same person. This law was already there, now we have decided to implement it,” Sarma said. The law to ban polygamy is a reminder of Assam’s four lakh-strong workf      Read More