Uniform Civil Code bill tabled in Uttarakhand Assembly
UCC bill tabled in Uttarakhand Assembly, live-in relationships to be registered; here are some reactions
Synopsis
The Uniform Civil Code (UCC) bill, aimed at establishing uniform marriage, divorce, land, property, and inheritance laws for all citizens regardless of their religion, was introduced in the Uttarakhand state assembly. Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami presented the bill and entered the assembly with an original copy of the Constitution.
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The Uniform Civil Code bill -- which proposes uniform marriage, divorce, land, property and inheritance laws for all citizens irrespective of their religion in Uttarakhand -- was tabled in the state assembly on Tuesday. The bill will now be debated in the assembly before being passed.
"Vande Mataram and Jai Shri Ram" slogans raised by MLAs inside the State Assembly after Dhami tabled the bill.
The House was then adjourned till 2 pm.
The ongoing session of the state assembly was convened especially for the passage of the UCC bill.
Earlier, Uttarakhand Assembly Leader of Opposition Yashpal Arya said that they are not against UCC.
Arya criticised the BJP for ignoring the rules of conduct of business in the House and alleged that the ruling party wanted to suppress the voice of the MLAs based on the strength of numbers.
"We are not against it (Uniform Civil Code). The House is governed by the rules of conduct of business but BJP is continuously ignoring it and wants to suppress the voice of the MLAs based on the strength of numbers," the LoP told ANI.
Once it becomes an act, Uttarakhand will become the first state in the country after Independence to adopt the UCC. It has been operational in Goa since the days of Portuguese rule.
Several BJP ruled states in the country, including Gujarat and Assam, have expressed their keenness to follow the Uttarakhand UCC as a model.
(With PTI inputs)
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Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, who presented the bill in the House, entered the assembly with an original copy of the Constitution. "Vande Mataram and Jai Shri Ram" slogans raised by MLAs inside the State Assembly after Dhami tabled the bill.
The House was then adjourned till 2 pm.
The ongoing session of the state assembly was convened especially for the passage of the UCC bill.
Earlier, Uttarakhand Assembly Leader of Opposition Yashpal Arya said that they are not against UCC.
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Arya criticised the BJP for ignoring the rules of conduct of business in the House and alleged that the ruling party wanted to suppress the voice of the MLAs based on the strength of numbers.
"We are not against it (Uniform Civil Code). The House is governed by the rules of conduct of business but BJP is continuously ignoring it and wants to suppress the voice of the MLAs based on the strength of numbers," the LoP told ANI.
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Once it becomes an act, Uttarakhand will become the first state in the country after Independence to adopt the UCC. It has been operational in Goa since the days of Portuguese rule.
Several BJP ruled states in the country, including Gujarat and Assam, have expressed their keenness to follow the Uttarakhand UCC as a model.
(With PTI inputs)
(You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel)
