Today in Politics: Uttarakhand to become first state to implement UCC

The Uniform Civil Code (UCC) volition bring astir uniformity successful the nine and guarantee adjacent rights and responsibilities for each citizens, helium said. “UCC is conscionable an offering made by our authorities successful the large yagya being performed by the Prime Minister to marque the state a developed, organised, harmonious and self-reliant nation,” helium said.

The law’s implementation was a large committedness of the BJP successful the run-up to the 2022 Assembly polls which saw the enactment tempest to powerfulness for a 2nd consecutive term, thing ne'er done by immoderate different enactment successful the authorities since its instauration successful 2000.

Dhami had adjacent attributed the historical mandate to the party’s committedness to passing the UCC.

As soon arsenic Dhami formed the authorities again successful March 2022, the authorities Cabinet astatine its precise archetypal meeting chaired by him cleared a proposal for the enactment of an adept committee to draught the law.

An adept committee headed by retired Supreme Court Judge Ranjana Prakash Desai was constituted connected May 27, 2022 to hole the draught of the UCC.

An adept committee headed by erstwhile main caput Shatrughna Singh, formed to framework the rules and regulations for the implementation of the Act, submitted its study to the authorities authorities precocious past year.

The authorities Cabinet gave its support precocious and authorised the CM to determine a day for its implementation.

Congress rally astatine Ambedkar’s birthplace

The Congress volition clasp a rally successful Mhow of Madhya Pradesh, the birthplace of BR Ambedkar, connected Monday arsenic it aims to boost its societal justness communicative and country the BJP implicit alleged insult of the Constitution’s main architect.

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, erstwhile enactment main Rahul Gandhi, wide secretaries Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Jairam Ramesh and KC Venugopal, among different elder leaders, are acceptable to be the ‘Jai Bapu, Jai Bhim, Jai Samvidhan’ rally.

Gandhi, who has been unwell for the past fewer days and could not enactment successful the ‘Jai Bapu, Jai Bhim, Jai Samvidhan’ rally successful Karnataka’s Belagavi past week arsenic good arsenic successful campaigning for the Delhi Assembly polls, volition beryllium addressing his 2nd specified rally aft his code successful the nationalist superior earlier this month.

The Congress has been attempting to fortify its societal justness plank and alleging that the Constitution is nether assault.

Congress wide caput in-charge communications Ramesh has been demanding that RSS main Mohan Bhagwat indispensable apologise for the “anti-national connection helium delivered connected the state movement”.

He has claimed that Mahatma Gandhi was being “insulted” and Ambedkar being “attacked”.

Ramesh has called for Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s resignation and for him to tender an apology for his remarks successful Parliament connected the absorption taking Ambedkar’s name.

The Mhow rally volition commemorate the 75th day of the Constitution’s adoption and the founding of India’s republic arsenic good arsenic the purported onslaught connected Ambedkar’s bequest by the ruling regime, a enactment circular had said.

The Congress has been making a beardown propulsion to marque societal justness its cardinal plank, with Rahul Gandhi repeatedly talking astir the Congress’ request of a nationwide caste census and removing the 50 per cent headdress connected reservation.

Mohan Yadav to statesman Japan visit

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav volition permission for Japan connected Monday connected a four-day sojourn to pull investments and invitation industrialists to the ‘Global Investors’ Summit’ to beryllium held successful Bhopal from February 24, officials said.

“Chief Minister Yadav volition permission for Tokyo from Indira Gandhi International Airport New Delhi connected January 27 evening and scope Tokyo’s Haneda Airport astatine astir 2:25 americium connected January 28. The CM volition formally conscionable Indian Ambassador Sibi George astatine his residence and wage floral tribute to Mahatma Gandhi astatine his statue successful Edogawa city,” a authorities merchandise said.

“He volition enactment successful a roadworthy amusement and person one-on-one meetings with industrialists of Japan. The CM volition beryllium successful Kobe and Osaka connected January 30 wherever helium volition conscionable the officials of Sysmex institution and sojourn their site. After travelling from Kobe to Osaka, helium volition clasp discussions with officials of Panasonic Energy,” it added.

He volition instrumentality to India connected February 1, the merchandise said.

– With PTI inputs