Bhopal, July 21 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh Assembly witnessed fiery exchanges and repeated disruptions on Tuesday as the contentious Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill, 2026 took centre stage during the ongoing Monsoon Session.Congress MLAs staged a vociferous protest right from the start, demanding that the Bill be referred to a Select Committee and that the government immediately implement 27 per cent reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBCs).As minister Gautam Tetwal moved a motion to discuss t…
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Mumbai, July 12 (IANS) Union Minister and Republican Party of India (RPI) chief Ramdas Athawale remarked on Sunday that while the INDIA bloc had initially emerged stronger, it is now “steadily weakening” and cited former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s “declined influence” as one of the probable reasons.Speaking to IANS, Athawale said: “The Opposition is steadily weakening. It was relatively stronger in the beginning, but as Mamata Banerjee’s influence has declined, several (Trinamo…
Mumbai, July 9 (IANS) In a major move towards implementing the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), the Maharashtra state government has constituted a high-level committee to draft the framework. Making the announcement in the Legislative Assembly, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis shared details regarding the committee’s chairperson and its members. The panel has been tasked with studying the matter and submitting its comprehensive report within the next six months. The government aims to table the draft…
Jaipur, July 6 (IANS) Ahead of introducing the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill, the Rajasthan government has begun inviting public suggestions to help shape the proposed legislation.A high-powered committee constituted to draft the UCC has sought responses to 19 key questions through an online portal and public consultations. The draft Bill, incorporating public feedback, is expected to be presented during the next session of the State Legislative Assembly. One of the key proposals under considera…
Kolkata, July 2 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari will hold a crucial meeting on Thursday with the top administrative machinery and review the performance of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government in its first two months.It was learnt that in the meeting, the Chief Minister is expected to take stock of the progress of the different development and welfare projects initiated by the new government under his leadership.The Chief Minister is also expected to review the curr…
New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) Following the West Bengal BJP government’s decision to introduce the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill in the state Assembly on Monday, All India Muslim Jamaat’s Maulana Shahabuddin and the Trinamool Congress opposed the move, saying the proposed law cannot be implemented until it is accepted by the Muslim community.Talking to IANS, President of All India Muslim Jamaat Maulana Shahabuddin Razvi Bareilvi called UCC “against the Constitution”.”The Constitution says that the U…
Kolkata, June 25 (IANS) A Bill on the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in West Bengal will be tabled on the floor of the State Assembly on Monday, making West Bengal the fourth Indian state to adopt a system replacing the existing religion-based personal laws with a single, unified set of civil laws that apply equally to all citizens, irrespective of religion, caste or tribe.The three other states that have already adopted the UCC are Uttarakhand, Gujarat and Assam.“The decision to move the Bill was t…
Mumbai, June 23 (IANS) The Maharashtra government has approved the formation of a retired High Court judge-led committee to submit a report on implementation of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in the state.The UCC will be implemented in the state after receiving the committee report, said Minister of State (Home) Yogesh Kadam in the state legislative Assembly on Tuesday.”The Maharashtra government is positive about the implementation of the Uniform Civil Code. Chief Minister Fadnavis has given his …
Bhopal, Jun 23 (IANS) More than nine lakh suggestions have been received and documented regarding the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), so far. Around 90% of these suggestions have expressed strong support for the implementation of UCC, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav told his cabinet colleagues on Tuesday. State Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Minister Chaitanya Kumar Kashyap sharing the major outcomes of the cabinet meeting with media, said that Chief Minister Mohan Yadav informed them, …
Guwahati, May 13 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday reiterated the BJP-led government’s commitment to implementing the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), asserting that every promise made in the party’s election manifesto would be fulfilled.Speaking to reporters here, CM Sarma said, “UCC is a part of our election manifesto. So every point in our election manifesto, not only UCC, all that we have mentioned in our election manifesto, we’ll try 100 per cent to implement.”…