(Tribune)
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Saturday said the state government will act on the draft Uniform Civil Code as soon as it receives the report on the issue from the expert committee examining the subject. Dhami said in its manifesto ahead of the 2022 Assembly elections, the BJP had promised to bring a UCC and fulfilled the promise made to the people after getting elected.
“We had made a commitment to the people of the state in our election manifesto. When we got re-elected, we formed a committee and we delivered on our election promise. We will act on the draft UCC the moment we receive the report from the expert panel,” Dhami said today even as the Congress-led Opposition continued to maintain the UCC pitch at this time was an attempt to polarise the electorate. The Congress maintains the 21st Law Commission, which studied the issue, had concluded that the UCC at this stage was not desirable. Both AICC general secretary organisation Jairam Ramesh and former minister P Chidambaram have maintained the UCC was a move to divide people. At the national level, the 22nd Law Commission is looking at the issue and has met the Uttarakhand expert panel that is chaired by retired Supreme Court judge Ranjana Prakash Desai.
