Uniform Civil Code: Himachal Congress Minister Vikramaditya Singh openly supports UCC

As per sources, during the upcoming monsoon session of Parliament, the Central government is considering introducing a bill on implementing a Uniform Civil Code (UCC). UCC refers to a set of common personal laws for all citizens of India and is not based on religion in dealing with marriage, divorce, inheritance, and adoption, among other personal matters. Amid the ongoing debate over the Centre’s Uniform Civil Code move, where various leaders from different political parties have expressed their views on the sensitive topic, Congress leader and Himachal Minister Vikramaditya Singh on July 01 backed the UCC, citing “Congress party has always contributed towards taking unity and integrity forward.” Following his comments speculations are being made that Congress is divided over the issue. On July 1st, Congress stuck to its stated stand on the uniform civil code (UCC) saying it is undesirable at this stage and noted that it will comment further if a draft bill or a report on the issue comes up.