Overview
- The state government will introduce the Uniform Civil Code Bill in the West Bengal Assembly on Monday, June 29, starting a high‑profile debate in the ongoing session.
- BJP leaders have said the draft will not apply to members of Scheduled Tribes and have denied any provision to regulate family size.
- Officials report a committee headed by a sitting authority has been set up to study implementation and to model Bengal’s rollout on laws already passed in Uttarakhand, Gujarat and Assam.
- The Trinamool Congress and other opposition parties have vowed to oppose the Bill inside and outside the House, and the debate is expected to expose rival TMC factions competing to lead the resistance.
- If passed, the law would replace religion‑based rules on marriage, divorce, inheritance and adoption with a single civil code and is likely to face legal challenges, wider protests and scrutiny over consultation and minority rights.