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The Uttarakhand Assembly passed the State’s Uniform Civil Code on Wednesday, despite the Opposition’s demand that the Bill should be handed over to the House’s select committee first.
Terming it a “historic moment”, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said that Assembly had become the first legislature in independent India to pass a Bill that imposes common rules for all communities - except Scheduled Tribes - on marriage, divorce, inheritances, and live-in relationships.
In his final address before the Speaker Ritu Khanduri Bhushan called for a voice vote on the UCC Bill, Mr. Dhami said that the legislation would end the injustice faced by women for centuries. Mentioning the Shah Bano and Saira Bano cases, the CM said that anti-social elements wanted to keep different communities divided for political benefits; this too will now end in Uttarakhand with the UCC giving equal rights to everyone, he said.