With a view to bringing transparency in the marriage laws, the Assam government has proposed an act that will make it mandatory for the bride and groom to disclose information about their religion and marriage in official documents a month before their marriage. This was announced by Assam Health and Family Welfare Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.
“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,” the Assam Minister Sarma said.
Speaking on the decision, the health minister clarified that the transparency laws are not connected to ‘Love Jihad’. He stated that the state is not against any religion and assured that the laws will empower the women in the state by bringing transparency
Sarma also informed that the marriage transparency laws will have some elements of the law in Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. The state has already started drafting the legislation, he added.
