In Poll Pitch, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Promises Uniform Civil Code

New Delhi: 

Implementing Uniform Civil Code in Uttarakhand at the earliest will boost equal rights for everyone in the state, chief minister Pushkar S Dhami said today. As soon as the new BJP government is formed, it will form a committee to prepare a draft of UCC in the state, he told news agency ANI. This UCC will provide for the same laws regarding marriages, divorce, land-property and inheritance for all people, irrespective of their faith, he added.

Mr Dhami claimed that the law will enhance social harmony, boost gender justice, strengthen women empowerment and help protect the “extraordinary cultural-spiritual identity and environment of the state”.