BJP serves notice to its ex-MLA for alleged violation of UCC norm
Nevertheless, the senior BJP leader is accused of violating UCC norms by falling in love with a woman and marrying actor Urmila Sanawar despite having a wife and children.
Nevertheless, the senior BJP leader is accused of violating UCC norms by falling in love with a woman and marrying actor Urmila Sanawar despite having a wife and children.
Third parties seeking information about people registered for live-in relationships, marriages, divorce, and other services under the UCC will get only numbers and no other information.
In a veiled attack on the ruling BJP, the Congress on Thursday said uniform civil code (UCC) cannot become a political instrument designed to keep the country in a state of permanent polarization.
The Gujarat government on Tuesday formed a five-member committee under a retired Supreme Court judge to assess the need for the Uniform Civil Code in the state and prepare a draft bill for the same.
Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Friday reiterated his opposition to the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), stating that its implementation is neither practical nor appropriate in a country as culturally diverse as India.
The Uttarakhand government on Thursday denied reports that the Uniform Civil Code mandates clergy permission for registration of live-in relationship or marriages.
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday asserted that Parliament will take the final call on the contentious Uniform Civil Code.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Monday became the first person in the state to register his marriage in the UCC app as he formally announced implementation of the Uniform Civil Code in the state.
Addressing participants of the Rajya Sabha Internship Programme here, Dhankhar said, "A very auspicious sign, DevBhoomi Uttarakhand has made the Uniform Civil Code a reality."
Uttarakhand is set to become the first state to implement the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) today (January 27).
