Marriages with false identity to be annulled, harshest penal action against polygamy; Dhami

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has said that marriages solemnised on false identity of a person will be annulled and assured strict by his government against people resorting to polygamy.

In a statement on Tuesday, the chief minister stated that his government recently made necessary amendments in the UCC inducting a provision for nullifying marriages conducted on false identities. “Marriages can now be annulled if true identity is concealed or false information is provided at the time of marriage by any individual under the amended provisions of the UCC enforced in the Himalayan state. In addition to this, strict punitive provisions have been made in UCC law against any force, coercion, fraud, or unlawful acts in marriage and live-in relationships,” he added.

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The chief minister further said that deliberate efforts are being made by some people to spread misinformation about the UCC law on domicile status and about registration of live-in relationships. Stating that his opponents are doing so with political motives emphasised, he said “no one can become “domicile” of the state through this law. Similarly, the provision of live-in registration has been made to protect the safety, dignity, and rights of daughters and sisters cutting across the religious lines.

Dhami claimed that Uniform Civil Code of Uttarakhand will inspire other states to move forward in this direction.

The Uttarakhand chief minister warned the people involved in polygamy and stated that such persons will be dealt with heavy hands. “Some cases related to polygamy and divorce have come to light. Government will incorporate separate provisions in UCC to ensure strict possible action in such cases. “A US-based NGO recently accused me of hate speech. If speaking against religious conversion and encroachment on government land is considered hate speech, so be it,” said the chief minister, addressing a function on the first anniversary of the implementation of UCC in the state. .