"Men can't marry 3-4 women, need to change such system," says Assam CM Sarma

Dispur, Dec 9: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday (Dec 8) said that there is a need to change the system of men marrying three-four women to give justice to Muslim women. Lashing out at AIUDF Chief Badruddin Ajmal, he said that, there are some leaders in Assam who said women must give birth to children as soon as possible.

 

 

 

 

"There cannot be any right to a man living in independent India to marry three-four women (without giving divorce to the previous spouse) and we will have to change such a system. We will have to try to give justice to Muslim women. If Muslim girls were asked to wear the Hijab, why not the boys also use the same thing? Muslim girls can't study in school and Muslim men will marry 2-3 women, we are against this system. We want 'Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas'," Sarma said.

 

 

 

 

 

Addressing a public meeting in Morigaon, the Assam Chief Minister said that, many MLAs of Assam want Pomua Muslims to vote and they don't want to give good suggestions. "But we don't want their votes and we want to give good suggestions from a neutral position that, don't make your children as Junab, Imam, do make your children as doctors, engineers and make them as better human beings," he said. The CM further said, "We are trying to bring forward 'Sabka Saath Sabka Vikash'. We don't want that the students of Pomua Muslim to become Junab, Imam by studying in Madrasas. We want that they should study in schools, colleges and studying in Morigaon Medical College so that they can become doctors, engineers."

 

Lashing out at All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) Chief Badruddin Ajmal, the Assam Chief Minister said that, there are some leaders in Assam like Badruddin Ajmal who said women must give birth to children as soon as possible. "A woman's childbirth process cannot be compared with a field. I have repeatedly said that, our women can give birth to 20-25 children, but Ajmal will have to borne their food, clothes, education and all other expenses and then, we don't have any problem. If Ajmal wouldn't pay expenses, then nobody has the right to lecture on childbirth. We will give birth to only those many children whom we can provide food and to make them better human beings," Sarma said.