DEHRADUN, Feb. 3 -- In the Cabinet meeting held here on Saturday under chairmanship of Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) was not discussed. After the meeting, Chief Minister Dhami said that the government was studying the UCC draft and this will now be presented for approval of the Cabinet in the next Cabinet Meeting due to be held on February 6. It may be recalled here that the special session of the State Assembly has been convened from February 5 onwards and the session is likely to enact the UCC Bill. It now appears that the UCC Draft will be discussed and approved on February 6 before being tabled in the House on the same day.
Meanwhile, a total of 18 proposals were presented before the Cabinet, 16 of wh...