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NEW DELHI: Madhya Pradesh chief minister Mohan Yadav on Monday said his government is committed to implementing a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in the state and has begun the process of gathering public feedback before moving ahead with the proposal.Addressing the issue, Yadav said the practice of different personal laws governing marriage and family matters…
GUWAHATI: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma in his address in the state assembly during voting on the uniform civil code (UCC) bill, framed it as a landmark social reform inspired by the ideological foundations of BJP and RSS.Sarma declared that he felt “proud” that “BJP and RSS inspire us for social revolution,” crediting these…
The UCC was one of the BJP’s key promises ahead of the 2026 Assam assembly elections NEW DELHI: The Assam assembly on Wednesday passed the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill, 2026. The Bill had been introduced in the House on Monday by the BJP-led state government, making Assam the first northeastern state and the third…
GUWAHATI: Assam govt tabled a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill in assembly on Monday, proposing a common law on marriage, divorce, live-in relationships and succession, following in the footsteps of Uttarakhand and Gujarat, to enact UCC post-Independence.The ‘Uniform Civil Code, Assam, 2026 bill’ introduced by state parliamentary affairs minister Atul Bora, states that the common…
NEW DELHI: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced on Wednesday that assam govt will introduce the Uniform Civil Code Bill (UCC) in the Assembly on May 26. “Assam cabinet has decided to introduce UCC Bill (Uniform Civil Code Bill) on the last day of the state assembly session on May 26. The state cabinet…
NEW DELHI: Home minister Amit Shah on Sunday outlined a series of major political and governance promises for West Bengal, including the implementation of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), a ban on triple talaq and an end to polygamy if the BJP is voted to power in the state.Addressing a rally at Ranaghat, Shah said:…
New Delhi: Nearly a decade after declaring instant divorce through triple talaq unconstitutional and void, Supreme Court Thursday agreed to examine the validity of blatant discrimination of Muslim women in property inheritance under the 90-year-old Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act.A bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi sought…
NEW DELHI: The Uniform Civil Code (UCC) has emerged as a flashpoint in West Bengal Assembly elections. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on the one hand, has vowed to implement it if the BJP comes to power. At the same time, Bengal’s chief minister, Mamata Banerjee, has pledged to repeal the law if her party gains…
NEW DELHI: In yet another strong pitch for “one nation one law”, Supreme Court on Tuesday said Uniform Civil Code (UCC) is the most effective tool to remove the prevailing discrimination against women in marriage, succession, inheritance and property rights under Muslim personal law and other customary laws.This statement – “most effective answer is UCC”…
