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Uttarakhand to roll out UCC tomorrow, ahead of Modi’s visit

Will be first state to implement code
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BJP-ruled Uttarakhand is all set to become the first state in the country to adopt the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) with the rollout date set for January 27, ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Dehradun a day later for the inauguration of the 38th National Games.

The announcement was made by Shailesh Bagoli, Secretary to Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, who will launch the UCC portal at the state Secretariat on January 27 at 12.30 pm.

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With this development, the ruling BJP will make a start to realising the only poll promise it is yet to fulfil among its major ideological agendas. The UCC remains the sole pending core Lok Sabha poll promise of the BJP, which has fulfilled the other two pledges — abrogation of Article 370 in J&K and construction of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya. The party has preferred to push the UCC through states rather than bring a national-level law.

The law will require compulsory registration of marriages and all live-in relationships, ban on polygamy, polyandry, nikah halala and discriminatory marital practices across faiths.

Non-registration of marriage will be punished with a fine up to Rs 10,000; false information in registration form will invite jail up to three months and a fine up to Rs 25,000. The law will cover all Uttarakhand people whether they reside in the state or not, but will exempt Scheduled Tribes who comprise 3 per cent of the state’s population.

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Due to the state’s tradition of sending a huge number to the armed forces, a provision for privileged will has been made in the UCC law.

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