Overview
- Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said draft bills are in their final stages and will go to the state Cabinet for approval before being tabled next month.
- The package includes proposed laws addressing so‑called ‘love jihad’, a ban on polygamy, protection of Vaishnavite Satras and land rights for tea plantation workers.
- Sarma indicated details would be disclosed only after Cabinet clearance, framing the measures as social and cultural safeguards for Assam.
- The term ‘love jihad’ is politically contested and not officially recognised by courts or the Union government, though Sarma had previously advocated life imprisonment in such cases in 2024.
- Sarma also told beneficiaries of the Lakhpati Baideo women’s scheme to keep families to three children, signaling demographic concerns tied to his broader agenda.