Following the tabling of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill in the Assam Assembly on Monday, several Muslim religious and social organisations have urged the BJP-led government to consult minority stakeholders before implementing the proposed legislation.
After Uttarakhand and Gujarat, Assam has become the third state to table a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill, with the Assam government introducing the proposed legislation in the state Assembly on Monday.
In Meghalaya, there are hue and cry over the proposed implementation of the Uniform Civil Code, going by the precedent set by Uttarakhand, it looks like that the STs in any part of the country will be kept away from the purview of the UCC.