A tribal council in Meghalaya has unanimously passed a resolution to oppose the implementation of the proposed Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in areas within its jurisdiction.
The UCC is envisaged to be a common set of personal laws on marriage, divorce, inheritance, adoption, and succession that would be applicable to all citizens irrespective of religious affiliations.
Moving the resolution on June 24, Pyniaid Sing Syiem, the chief executive member of the Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council (KHADC), said that the UCC would affect the customs, traditions, practices, inheritance, marriage, and religious freedom of the Khasi community.
