According to chief minister Basavaraj Bommai on Saturday, the Karnataka government is “seriously” thinking about implementing the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in the state to achieve equity.
At a celebration for Constitution Day at the Karnataka Vidhana Soudha, Bommai stated that the various facets of UCC are being studied by his government.
“As far as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is concerned, we feel the UCC is desirable. The UCC has been part of the BJP’s manifesto at the national level for a long time now,” Bommai said.
“There are already committees formed by different state governments to implement it (UCC). We are also looking into it and studying various aspects and then we will take a call,” he added.
The chief minister reiterated the government’s plans during his address to party workers in Shivamogga.
“We have been talking about the UCC since the time of Deendayal Upadhyay. There is a serious thought going on in the country at the national and state levels. There is also an intention to implement it when the right time comes,” he said.
“We not only explore things that we believe can make people’s welfare possible and bring equality but also take strong measures to implement them,” he added.
Up until now, the state governments of Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh have made promises about putting UCC into practise.
At the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit earlier this month, Himachal Pradesh’s chief minister, Pushkar Singh Dhami, stated that the state would soon have a written plan ready for the implementation of UCC. Himanta Biswa Sarma, the chief minister of Assam, who also spoke at the event, promised that the BJP would keep its promise regarding UCC.
Bommai stated that in order to ensure that the administration is operating within the bounds of the law, the state government has decided to provide copies of the Constitution and the Karnataka Panchayat Raj Act to libraries in gramme panchayats.
“Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said the Constitution is his religious book and it is being followed by everyone. The decentralisation of power has taken place but still it has to be done,” Bommai said.
He also assured an “impartial” probe into a case of alleged voter data theft. The state goes to the polls next year.
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“Several people have been arrested and officials are being interrogated. The Election Commission of India has decided to revise the voters’ list where deletion of names has occurred, and the government will welcome it,” he said.
“We will welcome certain steps such as rectifying purposeful deletion of names.,” he said.
The chief minister also urged his Maharashtra counterpart, Eknath Shinde, to take action against those who paint state-run KSRTC buses with pro-Maharashtra slogans.
“If somebody is doing it, I strongly condemn it. I urge the Maharashtra government to stop this immediately,” he said.
Additionally, he requested Devendra Fadnavis, the deputy chief minister of Maharashtra, to take action against vandals who targeted Karnataka buses. “Such incidents will create division among the states, and Maharashtra should act swiftly to prevent such unfortunate developments,” he added.
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