Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Friday said the state’s proposed Uniform Civil Code would legally recognise only one marriage and that only those with one legal spouse would have the right to live in the state, ANI reported.
The Uniform Civil Code aims to introduce a common set of laws governing marriage, divorce, succession and adoption for all citizens. Currently, such personal affairs of different religions are based on community-specific laws, largely derived from religious scripture.
A government-appointed committee headed by retired Supreme Court judge Ranjana Prakash Desai submitted its draft Uniform Civil Code report to Yadav on Monday, recommending that Adivasis be excluded from the proposed law.
On Friday, the chief minister said that the draft bill would be approved at the next Cabinet meeting. It will be introduced in the Assembly during the Monsoon Session which begins on July 20.
“Why should there be separate laws for Hindus and Muslims?” ANI quoted him as saying. “There...
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