Silchar, Oct. 26 -- Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said the proposed state law against "love jihad" will include a provision to arrest the parents of the accused. He also said that women who give birth to more than three children will not be eligible for benefits under government schemes for women welfare. Sarma also announced that under the proposed legislation to prevent polygamy, men who marry more than once will face up to seven years imprisonment. Sarma had announced last week that the state government will table legislations to stop "love jihad" and polygamy in the next session of the Assam assembly. "We want to save our women from traps where they become victims of love-jihad and polygamy. We are bringing stringent laws, and the parents of the male accused in love-jihad cases will also be liable for arrest under the new law," he said on Friday. "Love jihad" is a term used by right-wing groups to describe an alleged conspiracy by Muslim men to woo and seduce Hindu women, although courts and the Union government do not officially recognise it. Sarma made the remarks while attending a cheque-distribution ceremony for a women-empowerment scheme in Lakhipur in Cachar district. "Some people say that Allah gives them children, so they cannot stop giving birth. I say, give birth to as many as you wish, but do not expect government help to raise them or to send them to government schools," he said. On the proposed anti-polygamy legislation, Sarma said many men marry multiple times, "causing the maximum harm to women involved". "Under the new law, if a man marries more than one woman, he will face up to seven years' imprisonment," he said. The chief minister also sought to end a controversy over 19 villages in Cachar allegedly being handed over to Dima Hasao under a peace agreement signed on April 27, 2023, between the Dimasa National Liberation Army (DNLA), the Government of India and the Government of Assam. "This is a rumour being circulated by political parties such as the Congress. Today, on behalf of the Assam government, I assure everyone that not a single village from Cachar district is going to Dima Hasao," he said. The assurance comes amid territorial anxiety in Cachar, where speculation has persisted that 19 villages from the Lakhipur division might be reassigned to neighbouring Dima Hasao district due to a proposed administrative reorganisation....