In what he called a “historic moment”, and the Opposition slammed as a “poll gimmick”, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami tabled the State’s Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill in the Assembly on Tuesday.
If the Bill is passed, Uttarakhand will become the first State in independent India to enact a uniform law for all communities with regard to marriage, divorce, succession, and live-in relationships. However, the Scheduled Tribes, which constitutes 2.9% of the State’s population, have been kept out of the ambit of this Bill.
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