Uniform Civil Code

The BJP government in Uttarakhand has constituted a committee to look into the implementation of the UCC and Gujarat Chief Minister-designate Bhupendra Patel, too, has expressed himself in favour of the UCC. In Himachal Pradesh, the BJP listed the implementation of the UCC in its manifesto, but it lost the state elections.

The Places of Worship Special Provisions) Repeal Bill, 2022, The Uniform Civil Code in India Bill, and Bill to repeal the Waqf Act, 1995 are scheduled to be tabled. BJP MP Kirodi Lal Meena will introduce a Bill to provide for the constitution of the National Inspection and Investigation Committee for preparation of Uniform Civil Code and its implementation throughout the territory of India and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

The minister was responding to a question by BJP MP Nishikant Dubey who asked Rijiju if the time has arrived for the implementation of the UCC. Dubey also wanted to know the Central government's stand on the matter. Responding to the query, the Law Minister said: "You know what our government's thinking is. Whatever is our ideology, consider it as the country's ideology. Whatever we think... is for the country... I'm proud of it."

Himanta Biswa Sarma has said that no Muslim woman wants her husband to have three wives, adding all those whom he has met wanted UCC to get implemented. He pointed out that Muslim man marrying more than one woman was not his problem, instead its the problem of the Muslim mothers and sisters. Apart from Himanta, many other chief ministers of BJP ruled states have already shown their interest in implementing the UCC in their respective states.  

On Sunday, Thakur while speaking with IANS, answered several important questions on issues like the state's political situation, preparations for Assembly elections, political attack by the AAP, challenges faced by the Congress and implementation of the Uniform Civil Code in the state.