MP cabinet approves Uniform Civil Code draft bill
Excluding the tribal community, the proposed bill covers diverse aspects, such as marriage, live-in relationships, adoption, and inheritance.
Excluding the tribal community, the proposed bill covers diverse aspects, such as marriage, live-in relationships, adoption, and inheritance.
Suvendu Adhikari announced that the anti-hooliganism Act has received the Governor's assent after being passed by the assembly.
The legislation aims to establish a common set of civil laws on matters like marriage, divorce, inheritance, succession and adoption, irrespective of religious affiliation.
BJP leaders said the Uniform Civil Code Bill will be introduced in the West Bengal Assembly on June 29, while Congress called for wider public and legislative debate.
While the state government has not yet officially disclosed the contents of the proposed Bill, sources indicate that it may draw from key provisions already implemented in Uttarakhand and considered by other BJP-ruled states.
Hindu, Christian and Parsi communities have moved ahead and accepted the first stage of reforms. Let the Muslim community come forward and accept the first stage of reforms which have been embraced by other Islamic countries long ago. In this context, the constitutional promise of a Uniform Civil Code could be conceived around the principles of equality, liberty and fraternity committed to constitutional and gender justice without upsetting cultural sensibilities associated with religion and culture
An appeal has been made through the letter that a large number of people should register their protest against the Uniform Civil Code.
Considering the diversity of the country, we are not in favour of its forceful imposition. The path of mutual consent should be adopted in this and politics should not be done on this: Mayawati.
Goyal said that it is the need of the hour that a law should be made by uniting and including all the people of the country and the Supreme Court has also endorsed many of its verdicts.
The Himachal PWD minister is the son of Himachal Congress chief Pratibha Singh and the late six-time chief minister Virbhadra Singh.
