Tag: Uniform Civil Code

Key allies TDP, Shiv Sena back Amit Shah’s statement on UCC in all NDA-ruled States

September 15, 2026 admin

After Home Minister Amit Shah’s assertion that a Uniform Civil Code will be implemented in all NDA-ruled States before 2029, key NDA partners TDP and Shiv Sena on Tuesday (September 15, 2026) backed the BJP on the issue. Another BJP ally JD(U) gave a guarded response, saying it will study the Uniform Civil Code Bill…

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Muslim NCP leader urges party to clarify stand on UCC

September 15, 2026 admin

Idris Naikwadi is one of the two Muslim legislators of the party. File. (Photo: Facebook/Ajit Pawar) Nationalist Congress Party leader Idris Naikwadi on Tuesday (September 15, 2026) said he had asked his party to make clear its stand on the Uniform Civil Code (UCC). Mr. Naikwadi, a Governor-nominated Member of the Legislative Council (MLC), said…

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UCC Bill to be tabled in July Assembly Session: M.P. CM Mohan Yadav

June 17, 2026 admin

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav. File Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Wednesday (June 17, 2026) said that a Bill on the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) would be introduced in the upcoming Monsoon Session of the State Legislative Assembly, slated to be held from July 20. “In the [upcoming] Assembly Session, our government…

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Pushkar Singh Dhami: Man of the party

February 1, 2025 admin

It was a sultry day on July 3, 2021, and the political temperature in the hill State of Uttarakhand was equally hot as the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was set to announce a new Chief Minister, third one in the past four months. Names of bigwigs were making rounds in the political corridors and…

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Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma Rules Out Uniform Civil Code implementation

January 30, 2025 admin

Guwahati: Uttarakhand has become the first state in the country to implement UCC, but the Chief Minister of another hill state has ruled out a similar step. The implementation of Uniform Civil Code is neither practical nor appropriate, given the country’s diverse cultural and tribal communities, Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma said today. He, however,…

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PM Modi On Uniform Civil Code

January 28, 2025 admin

Underscoring that the Uniform Civil Code or UCC will strengthen the spirit of democracy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday hailed it as “Secular Civil Code”, a day after Uttarakhand became the first state to implement the law. “Yesterday, Uttarakhand became the state to implement the Uniform Civil Code…I congratulate the Uttarakhand government for this. It…

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Uttarakhand Is First State To Enforce Uniform Civil Code. What Changes Now

January 27, 2025 admin

New Delhi: Uttarakhand will implement a Uniform Civil Code from January 27, laying a framework for uniform marriage, divorce, property, inheritance and adoption laws for all citizens. It will become the second state after Goa to have a uniform legal framework for citizens. Implementation of the Code comes almost a year after the Bill was…

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Uniform Civil Code To Come Into Effect in Uttarakhand on January 27: Chief Minister’s Secretary

January 25, 2025 admin

Dehradun: Uttarakhand Chief Minister’s secretary Shailesh Bagoli said that the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) will be implemented in Uttarakhand on January 27, a day before Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s arrival in Dehradun. CM Pushkar Singh Dhami will also launch the UCC portal on the same day. The UCC portal will be launched at 12:30 pm…

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Uttarakhand Cabinet Approves Uniform Civil Code Manual

January 20, 2025 admin

Dehradun: The Pushkar Singh Dhami-led Cabinet approved the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) manual during a meeting at the state secretariat on Monday, with the dates for its implementation to be announced soon. The Cabinet approved the manual after making partial amendments to the rules recently prepared for implementing the UCC. The amended rules, examined by…

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Uniform Civil Code To Be Implemented In Uttarakhand This Month: Chief Minister

January 9, 2025 admin

Bareilly: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Thursday highlighted the various initiatives undertaken in the state, reaffirming the implementation of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in the “Devbhoomi” this month. Uttarakhand is the first state in the country to have UCC Act, which seeks to establish a uniform and an equal set of rules…

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