Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said, “We were put in charge of PM Modi.”
New Delhi:
President Pushkar Singh Dhami reiterated on Saturday that the state government will form a committee that takes into account all stakeholders and specialists.
During his visit to Delhi, Mr Dhami told media: “We will soon form a committee on the Uniform Civil Code. After the committee is formed, we will consider all stakeholders and specialists who will prepare the draft. Based on the draft, UCC will be implemented in Uttarakhand.”
The Uniform Civil Code is a proposal in India to enact and enforce personal laws of citizens that apply equally to all citizens irrespective of their religion, gender, gender and sexual orientation. Currently, the personal laws of various communities are determined by their religious scriptures.
The code falls under Article 44 of the Constitution, which stipulates that the state should strive for a unified civil code for the citizens throughout the territory of India. Notably, in the BJP’s 2019 Lok Sabha election manifesto, BJP pledged to implement UCC if it comes to power.
Speaking about the state government’s Char Dham Yatra verification campaign, Mr Dhami said it is being done to avoid problems with law and order from the miscreants during the Yatra.
“We will conduct a round of surveillance in Uttarakhand because our state is the center of religion, spiritualism and culture. It is home to the Himalayas and Ganga. We also share two international borders and are peaceful. The public order situation must not deteriorate ,” he said.
“To ensure this does not happen, we have conducted a verification campaign which has revealed the names of numerous suspected individuals,” added Mr Dhami.
In particular, the Yatra is planned from May 3.
Amid the looming power crisis in various parts of the country, the chief minister of Uttarakhand said his government is constantly working to provide the people of the state with electricity.
“We are constantly working to solve the problem of the power crisis. We had improved the electricity situation in recent weeks. We are working to rectify the situation in Uttarakhand, which is not good all over the country. We are working on it.” supplying electricity to the people of the state,” he said.
Earlier today, a joint conference of Chief Ministers and Chief Justices of High Courts was held in New Delhi. Dhami detailed the event and said they were accompanied by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
“We were put in charge by Prime Minister Modi. We are working well in Uttarakhand. Uttarakhand has become the first state to provide virtual hearing for people with disabilities who cannot reach the court to record their statements,” he said. .
