Opposition On UCC In Uttarakhand: Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Saket Gokhale has cornered the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in Uttarakhand. On Tuesday (February 6, 2024), he criticized the rules brought under UCC for those in live-in relationships and said that BJP has now entered people’s bedrooms.
“This shocking provision also means that the man and woman living together will have to prove that they are not in a live-in relationship,” the TMC leader’s handle on micro-blogging platform If some lunatic files a complaint, such people will be in trouble. BJP has now entered your bedroom and can investigate you whenever they want.”
,“Intrusion in personal life”, this is how the Congress leader slammed BJP.
Meanwhile, apart from TMC leader, Congress leader Shama Mohammad said – This bill is a shameful attempt by the BJP government to intrude into the personal lives of adults (in the context of consensual living together). On X, he wrote, “The UCC Bill introduced in the Uttarakhand Assembly makes it mandatory to register ‘live-in relationships’ within a period of one month from the beginning of the relationship otherwise the couples will be sent to jail for 6 months. This is an intrusion of the BJP government into the lives of consensual adults living together in the state. This is not the job of state governments.”
This was said by AIUDF MP
While opposing the UCC, AIUDF Chief and MP Badruddin Ajmal said, “When the government fails, it takes similar steps through state assemblies. Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma also does this from time to time. They want to keep PM Modi happy so that he can remain the Chief Minister for some time. This bill should be thrown in the dustbin.”
,‘Uttarakhand government failed in women’s safety’
On the other hand, Congress MP Imran Pratapgarhi said, “Uttarakhand government has failed on all issues including women’s safety and law and order in the state.” This UCC is an attempt to cover up that failure. still Lok Sabha Elections BJP will have to face defeat in Uttarakhand.”
What about live-in in UCC?
According to the UCC in Uttarakhand, if a person remains in a live-in relationship for more than a month without recording the statement, they can be punished with jail up to three months or a fine of Rs 10,000 or both .