Uniform Civil Code: After Uttarakhand, Gujarat Govt Types Committee To Assess Want For UCC | India Information

GANDHINAGAR: The BJP authorities in Gujarat on Tuesday fashioned a committee headed by a retired Supreme Court docket choose to evaluate the necessity for the Uniform Civil Code within the state and likewise draft a invoice for a similar. The five-member committee, to be headed by former SC choose Ranjana Desai, will submit its report inside 45 days, following which a choice about implementation of the UCC shall be taken, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel mentioned addressing a press convention right here.

The committee may even meet spiritual leaders, together with from the Muslim group, to organize the report, a senior authorities official mentioned. “To evaluate the necessity for a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) and to organize a draft invoice for a similar, we’ve got determined to type a committee underneath the previous choose of the Supreme Court docket,” CM Patel mentioned.

Different members of the committee embody retired IAS officer CL Meena, advocate RC Kodekar, former vice chancellor of Veer Narmad South Gujarat College Dakshesh Thakar and social employee Gita Shroff. Notably, the BJP-ruled Uttarakhand has already carried out the UCC.

CM Patel mentioned the Gujarat authorities is dedicated to fulfil Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s resolve of implementing the UCC throughout the nation. The five-member committee will study numerous elements associated to the UCC and take views of the individuals from completely different walks of life to organize its report, he mentioned.

An “applicable resolution” shall be taken after going by way of the report, the CM mentioned. Minister of State for House Harsh Sanghavi mentioned that the UCC, if carried out, will shield the rights of tribals. “The UCC carried out by the Uttarakhand authorities offered a mannequin earlier than the nation as a result of it protects the customs and traditions of tribals. Our (Union) House Minister Amit Shah has additionally clarified in Jharkhand that UCC will shield the traditions adopted by tribals,” Sanghavi mentioned.

He mentioned the committee may even meet spiritual leaders, together with Muslim leaders, to organize the report.