In a setback to the Pushkar Singh Dhami-led Uttarakhand government, Governor Lt. Gen. Gurmit Singh (Retd.) has returned the amendment Bills related to the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) and the State’s Freedom of Religion and Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion Act, citing technical flaws.
Sources in the government confirmed that the Governor’s office has returned the Bills.
“Apart from some grammatical and technical errors, the Governor has also raised issues with the punishment term for a couple of offences in the new legislations,” an official involved in the drafting of the Bills told The Hindu.
He added that since the Bills have now come back from the Governor’s office, they will have to be redrafted, removing the mistakes pointed out and addressing other technical glitches.
“The government then will be left with two options, either pass the amendments by bringing an ordinance or get them passed again in the State Assembly and send them further for the Governor’s consideration,” the official added.
