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.
The All India United Democratic Front President and MP Badruddin Ajmal came down heavily on the Uniform Civil Code Bill that was tabled in the Uttarakhand State Assembly, saying it should be "dumped in the dustbin".
Expressing his support for the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill, which was tabled in the Uttarakhand Assembly on Tuesday, Rajasthan BJP MLA Gopal Sharma hoped that it would be implemented in the state too soon.
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
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.
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.