BJP MP-turned-TMC nominee from West Bengal's Bardhaman-Durgapur Lok Sabha seat, also said the issue of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) was a ploy to communalise the polls
They don't even have the courage to hurl a single stone, let alone talk about rivers of blood, Shah said
The BJP's manifesto for the 2024 Lok Sabha election,released on Sunday, promises that it will implement UCC if it returns to power after the upcoming general elections
The UCC means having a common law for all citizens of the country that is not based on religion. Personal laws and laws related to inheritance, adoption and succession are to be covered by the common
The Army late Friday sent invitations to the media houses for a seminar on the subject 'Navigating legal frontiers: Understanding Indian Penal Code 2023 and the quest for Uniform Civil Code'
"With the implementation of the Uniform Civil Code law in the state alongside providing equal rights to all citizens, the oppression of women will also be curbed," Dhami said
Persons "domiciled in Goa" are governed by the Portuguese Civil Code, 1867, which is a Uniform Civil Code for the state and pertains to marriage, divorce, protection of children, and succession
The Chief Minister further said that just as the holy ganges emerges from Devbhoomi Uttarakhand, in the same manner, the UCC bill has also emerged from the state
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The UCC has provisions to protect the rights of women in matters of marriage and divorce, empowering them to assert their legal rights more effectively.
The opposition's proposal for referring the draft legislation to a select committee of the House on the ground that they did not get enough time to study its provisions was rejected
AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi said that the Union Civil Code Bill forces Muslims to follow the culture of other religions
Opposition legislators said they are not opposing the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) bill but its provisions need to be examined in detail so that its flaws could be removed before its passage
Any child born of such a relationship shall be considered legitimate
Legal framework encompassing marriage, divorce, property, inheritance laws does not apply to tribal communities
The bill proposes a common law on marriage, divorce, land, property and inheritance for all citizens irrespective of their religion in Uttarakhand, excluding the Scheduled Tribes
The Pushkar Singh Dhami government tabled the Uniform Civil Code Bill in the Uttarakhand Assembly today
The ongoing special four-day session of the assembly began on Monday.