Civil Code In Uttarakhand Soon, Says Chief Minister 2 Days After PM's Push
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Experts, however, say it will be a long journey for a Uniform Civil Code to become a central law.
Just two days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a strong pitch for a Uniform Civil Code, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said today that such a law will be implemented in the state soon.
"Uniform Civil Code (UCC) is going to be implemented soon in Uttarakhand, the law will be the same for all!" the chief minister tweeted in Hindi.
Mr Dhami has spoken on UCC on several occasions and the state had set up a committee, headed by former Supreme Court judge Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai, last year to examine ways to implement it.
Experts, however, say it will be a long journey for a Uniform Civil Code to become a central law. Mr Dhami has been saying that the committee is likely to submit its report/draft bill by June 30 and the panel is scheduled to address a press conference tomorrow.
