Guwahati, May 27 (IANS) Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal on Wednesday hailed the passage of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill, 2026, in the Assam Legislative Assembly, terming it a “historic milestone” that would usher in a new era of social justice, equality and good governance in the state.Reacting to the development, Sonowal said the legislation marked the beginning of a transformative chapter in Assam’s history and reflected the NDA government’s com…
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Guwahati, May 27 (IANS) Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Bimal Bora on Wednesday strongly backed the proposed Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill in the Assam Assembly, describing it as a historic step aimed at strengthening social justice, equality, and constitutional values in the state. Participating in the discussion on the UCC Bill during the ongoing Assembly session, Bora said the legislation was not merely a legal proposal but reflected India’s civilisational ethos of unity amid divers…
Guwahati, May 25 (IANS) AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday strongly criticised the proposed Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill tabled by the Assam government in the Assembly, alleging that the legislation was discriminatory and amounted to a “backdoor imposition of Hindu law on Muslims”. Reacting to the development through a post on X, Owaisi claimed that the proposed law was not truly “uniform”, as tribal communities had been kept outside its ambit while Muslims and other groups would be…
Guwahati, May 25 (IANS) Assam Minister Atul Bora on Monday said that the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill introduced in the state Assembly aims to bring all citizens under a common civil legal framework and ensure equality and justice, particularly for women. Speaking to reporters after tabling the Uniform Civil Code Bill, 2026, in the Assam Legislative Assembly on behalf of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, Bora said the proposed legislation was in line with the constitutional principles of equa…
Guwahati, May 25 (IANS) Congress MLA Zubair Anam on Monday criticised the Assam government’s move to introduce the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill in the state Assembly, alleging that the proposed legislation lacks equality in several provisions.Reacting to the tabling of the Bill in the Assembly, Anam told IANS that several provisions in the proposed law appeared unequal and would require detailed discussion during the Assembly proceedings.“The Bill in itself is not equal. Many issues are not…
Rajkot, March 28 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Saturday inaugurated and laid the foundation for around 45 development projects worth Rs 751.20 crore across Rajkot, including the completion of 1,010 newly constructed housing units under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana.The EWS-II type housing units, built at a cost of Rs 119.05 crore, provide modern facilities for families, while a Regional Transport Office and a new vehicle test track were also inaugurated at a cost of Rs 9.78 c…
Gandhinagar, March 27 (IANS) Mandatory registration of live-in relationships and equal inheritance rights for sons and daughters form part of the Gujarat government’s recently detailed framework under the Uniform Civil Code Bill, 2026. Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel stated that the provisions are designed to strengthen legal protection for women.The legislation, passed earlier this week in the state Legislative Assembly, requires live-in relationships to be registered, with non-complianc…
Gandhinagar, March 25 (IANS) A meeting of the Gujarat unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s Core Committee was held on Wednesday at the official residence of Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel. The meeting was attended by senior party leaders and Ministers, including Rushikesh Patel, Jitu Vaghani and State BJP President Jagdish Vishwakarma.The closed‑door meeting came a day after the State Assembly passed the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill, 2026, making the state the second in the country afte…
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) While the BJP leaders on Wednesday hailed the passage of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill 2026 in the Gujarat Legislative Assembly, urging for ‘one nation, one Constitution’, the Opposition Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) opposed it’s passage, calling it the party’s ‘agenda’.The Gujarat Assembly passed the Bill on Tuesday, introducing a common legal framework for civil matters such as marriage, divorce, maintenance, and inheritance across communities and religions.Speaking…
Gandhinagar, March 25 (IANS) Gujarat government spokesperson and Minister Jitu Vaghani on Wednesday accused the Congress party of attempting to block the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill in the Assembly, warning that the people would respond by rejecting the party in the next elections.Vaghani said, “The Congress members spoke in the House about ‘defeating’ the bill so that the mothers and sisters of the state do not receive equal rights,” adding, “The people of Gujarat will respond by poli…