The Karnataka authorities is “critically” contemplating implementation of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) within the state to make sure equality, chief minister Basavaraj Bommai stated on Saturday.
Bommai was talking throughout a programme to mark Structure Day at Karnataka Vidhana Soudha when he stated his authorities is finding out varied elements of UCC.
“So far as the Bharatiya Janata Social gathering (BJP) is anxious, we really feel the UCC is fascinating. The UCC has been a part of the BJP’s manifesto on the nationwide degree for a very long time now,” Bommai stated.
“There are already committees shaped by completely different state governments to implement it (UCC). We’re additionally wanting into it and finding out varied elements after which we are going to take a name,” he added.
The chief minister reiterated the federal government’s plans throughout his handle to celebration staff in Shivamogga.
“We now have been speaking concerning the UCC because the time of Deendayal Upadhyay. There’s a severe thought happening within the nation on the nationwide and state ranges. There may be additionally an intention to implement it when the suitable time comes,” he stated.
“We not solely discover issues that we imagine could make folks’s welfare potential and convey equality but additionally take robust measures to implement them,” he added.
The state governments of Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh have promised the implementation of UCC to this point.
Himachal Pradesh chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, on the Hindustan Occasions Management Summit earlier this month, stated the state will quickly have a draft proposal prepared for the implementation of UCC. Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, who additionally addressed the occasion, stated the BJP would honour its dedication on UCC.
Apart from UCC, the chief minister additionally spoke on varied points.
Bommai stated the state authorities has determined to ship copies of the Structure and Karnataka Panchayat Raj Act to libraries in gram panchayats to make sure functioning of the administration in accordance with the legislation.
“Prime Minister Narendra Modi has stated the Structure is his spiritual guide and it’s being adopted by everybody. The decentralisation of energy has taken place however nonetheless it must be performed,” Bommai stated.
He additionally assured an “neutral” probe right into a case of alleged voter knowledge theft. The state goes to the polls subsequent yr.
“A number of folks have been arrested and officers are being interrogated. The Election Fee of India has determined to revise the voters’ checklist the place deletion of names has occurred, and the federal government will welcome it,” he stated.
“We’ll welcome sure steps reminiscent of rectifying purposeful deletion of names…,” he stated.
The chief minister additionally urged his Maharashtra counterpart, Eknath Shinde, to take motion in opposition to those that paint state-run KSRTC buses with pro-Maharashtra slogans.
“If any person is doing it, I strongly condemn it. I urge the Maharashtra authorities to cease this instantly,” he stated.
He additionally urged Maharashtra deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis to behave in opposition to vandals who focused Karnataka buses. “Such incidents will create division among the many states, and Maharashtra ought to act swiftly to stop such unlucky developments,” he added.