PNS | DEHRADUN
Uttarakhand Congress has claimed that in view of the impending defeat in Kedarnath Assembly by- election, the BJP government is acting in haste on Uniform Civil Code (UCC).
The spokesperson of Uttarakhand Congress Garima Dasauni said that the people of the State had never made any demand for UCC. She said that the UCC is an attempt to divert the attention of people from the failure of the State government to deal with the real issues. Dasauni said that the real issues of Uttarakhand are a permanent State capital, stringent land laws, powerful Lokayukt, Mool Niwas, safe institutional deliveries for the women in the rural areas, employment for the youths, minimum support price for farmers and women safety.
Dasauni said that UCC means uniformity in society and the UCC will be applicable in Uttarakhand and not in the country. She added that the tribal population of Uttarakhand is not covered under UCC. Dasauni said that Uttarakhand is a State where Hindus are in a majority and all the issues related to Hindus in UCC are already covered under the Hindu marriage act 1955. She said that in such a situation it remains to be seen how Uttarakhand stands benefited from UCC.
