Guwahati (Assam), May 26: Amid the growing controversy of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), Assam Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said the historic initiatives would ensure greater protection and justice for women belonging to minority communities only.
In his speech at the state assembly on UCC, his government moved on Monday, Dr Sarma said that the NDA government has been considering it to ensure that the rights of religious minority women remain undisrupted.
Dr Sarma said, “We won’t merely to appease vote-bank politics. We brought the Uniform Civil Code Bill for social justice.”
According to him, the UCC would provide the highest level of protection to women from minority communities. It would further strengthen their rights in matters related to marriage and social security, said the Chief Minister.
According to him, UCC will ensure maximum protection for women belonging to minority societies. He further charged the opposition parties with misleading the common mass.
He said the UCC does have any target against any particular community and that it was intended to ensure equal rights and uniform legal safeguards for all citizens.
