Madhya Pradesh passes Uniform Civil Code bill
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The Madhya Pradesh Assembly on Tuesday passed the Uniform Civil Code Bill to ban polygamy and introduce strict conditions for live-in relationships.
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Adivasi communities have been exempted from the bill to safeguard their customs and traditions.
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.
The bill had been introduced in the Assembly by the Bharatiya Janata Party government on Monday. It was passed a day later through a voice vote.
With this, Madhya Pradesh became the fourth BJP-ruled state to pass a Uniform Civil Code bill.
On Tuesday, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav began his remarks on the bill with the slogan “Jai Shri Ram”. He also said that only those who speak for the welfare of Hindus will rule Madhya Pradesh.
Congress MLAs opposed the legislation and demanded that it be sent to a select committee for review, The Hindu reported.
During the discussion, Yadav said that the Opposition party was trying to appease the Muslim community and accused its legislators of being “anti-tribal”.
Congress MLA Arif Masood had said that the Uniform Civil Code Bill had been brought “only to trouble” the Muslim community, reported The Hindu.
Describing the bill as “unconstitutional”, Masood alleged that...