‘UCC will be implemented in West Bengal’:CM Suvendu says details of the Bill will be shared in the Assembly on Monday

West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Friday asserted that the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) would be implemented in the state, saying the government would adopt a procedure similar to that followed in Gujarat, Uttarakhand and Assam. Addressing reporters, Adhikari said a committee had been constituted under the leadership of a sitting inquiry authority. He added that details of the proposed UCC framework would be presented in the Assembly on Monday. “The Uniform Civil Code will happen in Bengal. There is a procedure, which we will explain in the Assembly. A committee has been formed under the leadership of the sitting inquiry authority. The way it was implemented in Gujarat, Uttarakhand and Assam, it will be done through the same procedure,” he said. What the proposed UCC Bill seeks to do The UCC Bill, introduced in the Assembly on May 25, proposes a ban on polygamy and makes the registration of live-in relationships mandatory. It also seeks to establish a common civil legal framework governing marriage, divorce, succession and live-in relationships, irrespective of religion. The implementation of the Uniform Civil Code was among the BJP’s key promises in its manifesto for the West Bengal Assembly elections. Adhikari attacks the previous TMC govt Launching a sharp attack on the Trinamool Congress (TMC), Adhikari alleged that the previous government promoted appeasement, corruption and nepotism, and pushed the state backwards. He further claimed that nationalism and patriotism were never priorities for the previous administration, adding that a nationalist government would now deliver on those fronts. “The previous government’s agenda was appeasement, corruption, nepotism and taking Bengal backwards. Nationalism and patriotism were never part of its agenda. Now that a nationalist government has come to power, everything will be done,” Adhikari said. Centre’s development initiatives Referring to his remarks made on June 12, Adhikari highlighted several development projects, welfare schemes and national security initiatives undertaken under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership. “We will work under Modi ji’s leadership and guidance. Even in this short period, we have already delivered results. People have started seeing the benefits of the double-engine government, and those benefits will become even more evident in the coming days,” he said.