POLITICS

Uttarakhand prepares UCC final draft, sent to CM for approval

A committee framing rules for the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in Uttarakhand has reportedly completed the work and now, the draft would be sent to the Chief Minister for final approval. The last meeting of the committee held recently to provide final touch to the proposed draft. The Rules Making & Implementation Committee, which along with its sub-committees has held over 130 meetings since it was set up in February this year. The committee is said to have framed a 500-page report that has implementation rules regarding the UCC as well as a detailed account of the rule-making process that has involved legal experts.

 Even after Haryana debacle, AAP firm on going solo in Delhi

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) although failed to open the account in Haryana Vidhan Sabha polls but it has reaffirmed its decision to contest the upcoming Delhi Assembly polls, independently. The election to the national capital is scheduled to be held in the first quarter of next year. AAP spokesperson Priyanka Kakkar said, "We will contest alone in Delhi. We are capable of doing it. We will put forward our work and will work hard." The ruling party is expected to face a stiff competition from both the BJP and the Congress. The announcement will hit the Congress more hard as it has not had an MLA in the Delhi Legislative Assembly since 2013. In Haryana, the AAP had demanded 10 seats, however, the Congress was adamant on offering only seven seats. The AAP has been at the helm in Delhi since 2015, under the leadership of Arvind Kejriwal, and is now gearing up for next Vidhan Sabha polls.