Guwahati : Raijor Dal president and Sibsagar MLA Akhil Gogoi on Tuesday launched a sharp attack on Assam’s proposed Uniform Civil Code (UCC), alleging that the legislation would allow the state to interfere in and monitor the private lives of citizens.

Addressing reporters, Gogoi claimed that the draft UCC framework seeks to establish a bureaucratic system capable of overseeing people’s personal relationships and lifestyles, which he described as a serious violation of privacy rights.

“Look at what the UCC says about the private lives of the people of Assam, and what the State is saying. The State has created a bureaucracy to monitor the intimate and private aspects of people’s lives,” Gogoi said.

The Raijor Dal leader alleged that the proposed mechanism could pave the way for “constant surveillance” and moral policing by authorities. “This bureaucracy will spy on you – how you live, how you conduct your life – and there will be constant surveillance over your personal life. How can this be allowed?” he asked.

Citing constitutional safeguards and Supreme Court observations on the right to privacy, Gogoi argued that the proposed provisions amounted to undue state intrusion into citizens’ personal affairs.

“What does the Indian Constitution say, and what has the Supreme Court repeatedly said? The Supreme Court has said time and again that assemblies and Parliament cannot interfere in private life in this manner,” he stated.

Targeting the BJP-led Assam government, Gogoi further alleged that the administration was attempting to exercise control over citizens’ personal lives through state machinery. “But now, the State government, with what seems like a Hitler-like mindset, wants to impose vigilance over people’s private lives,” he said.

He also questioned whether bureaucrats and law enforcement agencies would begin policing individual relationships and lifestyles under the proposed law. “Will there be such intense surveillance and moral policing over ordinary people that no one will be able to live peacefully?” Gogoi asked.

Describing the proposed legislation as an “attack” on individual freedoms and privacy, the MLA demanded the removal of provisions that, according to him, infringe upon citizens’ rights. “This is an attack on our private lives and on the way we live, and this must be removed,” he added.