Gujarat appoints panel to draft Uniform Civil Code

The Gujarat government on Tuesday appointed a five-member committee to prepare a draft Uniform Civil Code for the state, ANI reported.

The panel will submit its report to the state government in 45 days, based on which a decision will be taken, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel said.

“Indianness is our religion, and the Constitution is our ‘sacred text’,” The Indian Express quoted the chief minister as saying. “As we celebrate 75 years of the Constitution, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has decided to implement a uniform law across the country to ensure equal rights.”