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.
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.
"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".
Referring to this, CM Dhami posted on X, "With the aim of giving equal rights to the citizens of Devbhoomi Uttarakhand, a Uniform Civil Code bill will be introduced in the Assembly today. It is a moment of pride for all the people of the state that we will be known as the first state in t
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami launched the "Dhami against drugs campaign" being run by Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha Metropolitan Dehradun from February 5 to February 10.
The UCC will provide a legal framework for uniform marriage, divorce, land, property and inheritance laws for all citizens, irrespective of their religion.
The Uttarakhand Assembly session proceedings were adjourned till 11:00 am on February 6. Pushkar Singh Dhami's government will table the Uniform Civil Code Bill tomorrow.