Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Tuesday announced the introduction of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill in the Uttarakhand assembly, fulfilling a promise made ahead of the 2022 assembly elections.
The Uttarakhand Assembly session proceedings were adjourned till 11 am on February 7. Ahead of this, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami tabled the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) 2024 Bill in the State Assembly, in Dehradun on Tuesday.
Rajasthan Minister Kanhaiya Lal Choudhary on Tuesday announced that the state government is planning to introduce the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill in the current or next session of the assembly, following in the footsteps of Uttarakhand.
All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPB) disapproved of the Uniform Civil Code after the Uttarakhand State Assembly tabled UCC Bill during its ongoing four-day session.
On a day when the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill was tabled in the Uttarakhand Assembly for discussions and passage, Congress leader Imran Pratapgarhi on Tuesday said while the ruling BJP might roll out uniform civil laws in a bid to consolidate its vote banks, it would still lose the Lok
"They can implement UCC in BJP ruled states but it will not happen in West Bengal," Roy said speaking to reporters at the Parliament premises on Tuesday.
As Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami tabled the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) 2024 Bill in the State Assembly on Tuesday, BJP MLA Shiv Arora said that it is a "historic moment".
"There is neither any discipline nor any importance of the Parliamentary Board in the Congress party. Therefore, people contesting elections are declaring their tickets themselves," Shukla said.
"When the mother inquired the child in confidence, the incident came to the fore. The complainant said that the child narrated the incident about the assault and revealed that the accused lured the minor to the washroom on the pretext of giving her a chocolate," said police.
As the Uniform Civil Code Bill is to be tabled in the state legislative assembly on Tuesday, Uttarakhand Assembly Leader of Opposition Yashpal Arya on Tuesday said that they are not against UCC.