Overview
- Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma introduced the Assam Prohibition of Polygamy Bill, 2025 on the first day of the Winter Session, with debate scheduled for a later sitting.
- Opposition MLAs from the Congress, CPI(M) and Raijor Dal were absent after staging a walkout over a separate discussion on singer Zubeen Garg's death.
- The draft prohibits entering a new marriage if a person has a living spouse, lacks a legal separation, or does not have a decree of divorce dissolving an earlier marriage.
- Reported provisions include imprisonment of up to seven years upon conviction and a government fund intended to provide financial support to affected women.
- Exemptions outlined by the state cover Scheduled Tribe communities, delay application in Sixth Schedule council areas, and include a carve-out for Muslims residing in those areas before 2005.