Chennai, Feb 6:
The Uniform Civil Code bill — which proposes uniform marriage, divorce, land, property and inheritance laws for all citizens irrespective of their religion in Uttarakhand — was tabled in the state assembly on Tuesday.
Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami presented the bill in the House. In a symbolic gesture, he entered the assembly with an original copy of the Constitution.
Treasury benches welcomed the tabling of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) bill with thumping of desks and chants of “Jai Sri Ram” and “Vande Mataram”.
The bill will now be debated in the assembly before being passed. Once it becomes an act, Uttarakhand will become the first state in the country after Independence to adopt the UCC. It has been operational in Goa since the days of Portuguese rule.
