Guwahati , May 20 : The Assam Government is all prepared to introduce the much-hyped Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill in the upcoming Assembly session. This was what Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Wednesday.
Talking to reporters, Dr Sarma said that the uniform civil code is the party’s commitment and that his government will bring the UCC legislation and that he was confident of its smooth passage in the Assembly.
He said, “In this Assembly session, we will bring the Uniform Civil Code Bill, and we will pass it. It was one of our commitments made long ago that if I became the Chief Minister, we would pass the UCC in the very first session. We are moving ahead in that direction.”
He, however, refused to divulge any date for introduction of the Bill and the key provisions of the proposed legislation.
He further said that his cabinet expansion would take place likely in the first week of June.
