Constitution of panel important step in the direction of implementation of Uniform Civil Code: Uttarakhand CM

By PTI

HALDWANI: Uttarakhand Chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Thursday stated his authorities has taken a major step in the direction of the implementation of a Uniform Civil Code by constituting a committee headed by a retired Supreme Court choose to speak to all stakeholders and put together a draft of it.

“Keeping with a commitment made on February 12, we passed the proposal for constituting a committee on a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) at our very first cabinet meeting after being re-elected to office. We have also taken another step towards its implementation by constituting a panel headed by former Supreme Court judge Ranjana Prakash Desai,” Dhami informed reporters right here.

“The committee will talk to all the stakeholders before drafting the UCC, which will then be implemented by us,” he stated.

Dhami stated Uttarakhand would be the first state after Goa to implement a UCC and different states must also comply with its instance.

“A border state with a diverse geography like Uttarakhand, where almost every family has someone in the armed forces, deserves to have a Uniform Civil Code,” he stated.

Replying to a query associated to mining, the chief minister stated systematic and controlled mining is important.

“It has been found that no mining has led to the piling up of a huge amount of silt in rivers, which in some cases has changed the course of the rivers, posing the danger of floods to cities situated along the banks. We will think over it. Obsolete and useless mining laws may even be changed,” he stated.