Indore, Jun 19: The high-level committee formed to submit recommendations regarding the implementation of a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in Madhya Pradesh is receiving “positive suggestions” from Muslim community members, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said on Friday.
He reiterated that the BJP government will introduce a bill to implement the code during the five-day monsoon session of the state Assembly beginning from July 20 and try to get it passed in this session itself.
“We have formed a committee to implement a Uniform Civil Code and are taking suggestions for it. Suggestions are coming from millions of people. Many good suggestions are also coming from our Muslim brothers and sisters, who have positively accepted the need for a Uniform Civil Code,” the CM told reporters in Indore.
He insisted his government is committed to implement UCC and is moving in that direction.
“When our country has one Constitution, one flag, and one head, what is the point of having different (civil) laws?” the CM asked, emphasising the need for a common code governing marriage, divorce, inheritance, and adoption for all citizens, irrespective of religion.
The government-appointed high-level committee on UCC is headed by former Supreme Court Judge Ranjana Prakash Desai.
Officials said the panel is currently touring the state to gather public opinion on the sensitive issue and will submit its recommendations to the state government after a detailed study of legal, social, and administrative aspects.
Meanwhile, at a programme, Chief Minister Yadav formally inaugurated development projects worth approximately Rs 16 crore in Indore’s Assembly Constituency No. 5, including the construction of roads and sewer lines.
He also announced the construction of a six-lane flyover at the city’s busy Robot intersection at a cost of around Rs 50 crore.
Appropriate action would be taken on citizens’ demand to regularise Indore’s illegal colonies, Yadav assured.
