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Assam to bring laws for transparency in marriage: Sarma on love jihad

 Himanta Sarma has said that Assam is considering to bring laws that will make it mandatory for both the bride and the groom to disclose information including the source of income and religion

Hemanta Biswa Sarma

Amid the ongoing discourse on the issue of ‘Love Jihad’, Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has said that the state government is considering to bring laws that will make it mandatory for both the bride and the groom to disclose information including the source of income and religion. “One shouldn’t get married if there’s no transparency between husband-wife. Disclosure’s important-my religion, what I do for a living, what’s my income. I am not saying that, you should disclose not only your religion, you should also disclose your income and job,” Assam Minister Sarma told reporters.

Talking on the issue of ‘Love Jihad’, the Minister said, “Our idea is not the so-called ‘Love Jihad‘. My idea is that you shouldn’t hide your identity, job or income. Assam is going to do something which won’t be against any religion. It’ll have transparency in marriage. We have started drafting legislation.” Further speaking on the importance of disclosure of details before marriage, Sarma said, “It will be mandatory for all marriages. There will be a disclosure pro forma given to a wife who’ll give it to her husband. It won’t be only about religion but everything that a wife needs to know. It won’t be in line with Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. It’ll be empowering women.”..

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