Dehradun, Feb. 7 -- In a noteworthy advancement, the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly unanimously approved the groundbreaking Uniform Civil Code Bill on Wednesday.

The bill received approval on the third day of the special session of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly, during which numerous leaders from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), including Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, staunchly endorsed the bill.

This move makes Uttarakhand the pioneer state in the nation to enforce the Uniform Civil Code. The Bill must now obtain Governor Gurmit Singh's endorsement to be enacted into law in Uttarakhand.

On Tuesday, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami introduced the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill in the Uttarakhand Assembly. This bill ai...