Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Tuesday reiterated that the Uttarakhand government will be introducing the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) before November 9, the state's foundation day.
The BJP government introduced the UCC Bill during a special session of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly on February 6 this year and it was passed with a comfortable majority a day later on February 7.
In his Independence Day speech, PM Modi said a large section of people feel that the current Civil Code resembles a Communal Civil Code and it is discriminatory.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivering his Independence Day speech to the nation on Thursday, batted for a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) stating that India will now have to move towards a secular civil code to free the country from religion-based discrimination.
"I would say that it is the need of the hour that there be a secular civil code in the country...We have spent 75 years in the Communal Civil code. Now we will have to move towards the secular code. Only then would we be free of discrimination on the basis of religion...," PM Modi said.
The Uttarakhand Chief Minister, Pushkar Singh Dhami, on Sunday announced the implementation of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in the state before State Foundation Day on November 9.
Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Monday held a meeting in the secretariat regarding the preparations for implementing the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in the state.
The All India Muslim Personal Law Board on Sunday said that they will challenge the Supreme Court latest verdict, allowing divorced women to claim maintenance after the period of "Iddat". The board will also challenge the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) law passed in Uttarakhand.
Shatrugan Singh, the Chairman of the Rules and Implementation Centre, released the report of the Expert Committee on the Uniform Civil Code of Uttarakhand today. The report was released at the Circuit House Annexe, Dehradun.
Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami on Wednesday participated in a felicitation ceremony in the national capital for implementing in the State the Uniform Civil Code, which aims among other things towards ensuring the safety of youth in live-in relationships.
The board also held an important national executive meeting on Wednesday to discuss issues like the UCC and government management in the month of Muharram.
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Monday directed telecom companies to enhance their Mobile Apps and Web portals to make them more user-friendly for registration of complaints against the Unsolicited Commercial Communication (UCC) or spam calls and settings of preference.