Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], February 26 (HBTV): The chief of the All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) Asaduddin Owaisi launched a scathing attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party government in Assam for repealing the Muslims Marriages Act. He accused the ruling party of 'snatching' the 'Sharia' from them. 

Sharia is a religious law that is part of Islam's tradition. 

"The BJP government in Assam removed the 90-year-old Muslim Marriage Act saying the marriage of Muslims will take place under the Special Marriage Act. Who will read the 'khutbah' in the 'nikah' (wedding speech)? Now if Muslims marry in Assam, neither will there be a 'qazi' (the person who conducts the marriage) nor will the bride get a 'Maher' (it is a religious requirement according to Sharia)," the AIMIM leader said.   

His remarks came at a public meeting in Hyderabad. 

‘They said that under the Special Marriage Act, all couples are required to be registered. The BJP want to snatch Shariat from us,’ he alleged. 

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