While exempting the tribal community from its purview, the Bill proposes a common law on marriage, divorce, inheritance of property and live-in relationships for all citizens, irrespective of their religion. Coming just ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, it ticks off an important item on the BJP's agenda.
In Uttarakhand, it was a prepoll promise that Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami had made. On Tuesday, as he tabled the Bill, the treasury benches thumped their desks and chanted slogans of"Bharat Mata ki Jai","Vande Mataram" and "Jai Shri Ram".The Bill is expected to be passed by the House on Wednesday.
"The draft specifically covers matters related to marriage, divorce, inheritance and adoption. There has been no tampering with the traditions and customs of any caste or Religious religion, beliefs will not make any difference in the marital process," the government said in a statement.
"Scheduled Tribes have been kept out of the scope of this law. Parties to marriage are clearly defined in the Code. Marriages can take place only between one man and one woman. Special attention has been paid to the rights of children and their protection, whether legitimate or illegitimate," it said.
Marriage The age of marriage has been fixed at 21 years for boys and 18 years for girls. For a marriage to be valid, neither party should have a "living spouse at the time of the marriage", thus prohibiting bigamy or polygamy.
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