Assam to repeal law that allowed underage Muslim marriages | India News – Times of India
GUWAHATI: BJP-governed Assam, which has been cited in an independent nationwide survey as a case study in curbing child marriage, approved Thursday a Bill to repeal a 1935 law that permits underage marriages among the Muslim community if specific conditions are met.With the cabinet endorsing the proposal mooted in Feb, the Bill to abrogate the…