Gujarat’s Minister of State for Home Harsh Sanghvi said on Saturday that Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel has approved the proposal to form a committee to implement Uniform Civil Code in the state. This decision taken in the cabinet meeting has come before the assembly elections, the dates of which have not been announced yet. Election commission.
Sanghvi said that this is a historic decision under the leadership of the Prime Minister. Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah. “CM Bhupendra Patel in the cabinet meeting today led by PM Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah has taken a historic decision – to form a committee to implement Uniform Civil Code in the state,” he said.
Patel tweeted in Gujarati after the announcement that a high-level committee under a retired Supreme Court or High Court judge would be set up to examine the need for a Uniform Civil Code in the state. “An important decision was taken today in the state cabinet meeting to constitute a high level committee headed by a retired Supreme Court/HC judge to examine the need for Uniform Civil Code in the state and prepare a draft for this code. Is.” They said.
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— Bhupendra Patel (@Bhupendrapbjp) 29 October 2022
This is believed to be the last meeting of the Bhupendra Patel-led cabinet as the schedule for the state elections is expected to be announced next week. Union Minister Purushottam Rupala said, “The committee will be headed by a retired high court judge and will have three to four members.”
Earlier, the BJP governments of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh had announced the implementation of UCC in their respective states. The central government had earlier filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court calling for a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) across the country, arguing that different religions cannot follow different rules. It said that the power to make laws rests only with the legislature.
According to the Centre, a set of secular laws should apply to all religions and would apply to inheritance, marriage and divorce laws in all religions. The ruling BJP has argued that the move would be aimed at moving towards a more progressive society.
Several parties, including the Shiv Sena, have supported the implementation of the UCC, describing it as an important “pro-women” measure. However, political parties like AIMIM have called the move divisive and against India’s pluralism.
The UCC would mean a number of changes to Muslim personal law, including the abolition of polygamy practices. The Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act was passed in 1937 with the aim of creating an Islamic law code for Indian Muslims.
The introduction of the UCC has repeatedly found a place in the election manifesto of the BJP. Considering its position, this was one of the election promises of Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami earlier this year. Currently, only Goa has a “civil code”.
(with PTI inputs)
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