Dehradun: A committee tasked with formulating a draft of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) handed over the comprehensive document to Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami in Dehradun. The panel, led by former Supreme Court judge Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai, officially submitted the UCC draft to Dhami during a program at Mukhya Sevak Sadan. Security measures were heightened outside Dhami’s official residence ahead of the draft submission.
A special four-day session of the Uttarakhand assembly has been scheduled from February 5-8, focusing on passing legislation related to the UCC. Following the receipt of the UCC draft, the state government plans to deliberate on it in a cabinet meeting on Saturday. The draft is poised to be introduced in the form of a bill during the assembly session on February 6. If approved, Uttarakhand is poised to become the first state in the country after independence to adopt the Uniform Civil Code.
Expressing the significance of the moment, Chief Minister Dhami stated on X that it was an “important day” for the people of the state, emphasizing that the UCC would contribute to realizing PM Modi’s vision of ‘Ek Bharat, Shrestha Bharat’.
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