Following the passage of the Uniform Civil Code during the special session of the Uttarakhand assembly, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Wednesday said that the law will ensure uniformity and equality in the state.
"Today the 25th day of Bharat Jodo Nyaya Yatra began with Rahul Gandhi's visit to Vedvyas Dham in Sundergarh district of Western Odisha. The cave of this temple is considered to be the place where sage and poet Ved Vyas ji composed the Mahabharata," Congress leader Jairam Ramesh posted on X.
Raids at multiple locations in Delhi, Chandigarh, and Uttarakhand are underway by the Enforcement Directorate in an alleged forest scam case linked to former Uttarakhand Minister Harak Singh Rawat, sources said on Monday.
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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.
Once the proposed UCC Bill is in place, "live-in relationships" will have to get registered under the law within 1 month from the "date of entering into the relationship". To live in a live-in relationship, adults will have to obtain consent from their parents.
"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".