New Delhi, 11/12: After the introduction of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) bill in the Rajya Sabha as a private member’s bill, the BJP’s stance in the House indicated that the member concerned, Kirori Lal Meena, has the silent support of the party.
The BJP government in Uttarakhand has constituted a committee to look into the implementation of the UCC and Gujarat Chief Minister-designate Bhupendra Patel, too, has expressed himself in favour of the UCC. In Himachal Pradesh, the BJP listed the implementation of the UCC in its manifesto, but it lost the state elections.
The Uttarakhand government has formed a Committee of Experts to examine the relevant laws regulating personal civil matters of the residents of Uttarakhand and to prepare a draft law/laws or suggest changes in the existing laws on the subject that includes marriage, divorce, property rights, succession/inheritance, adoption, maintenance, custody and guardianship.
To this end, the Committee has also been tasked to prepare a report on implementing a Uniform Civil Code in Uttarakhand.
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