At a time when the issue of caste census dominates politics in Bihar, several opposition parties are set to rally on the issue in the national capital on Sunday during an event to mark the 35th death anniversary of former Prime Minister Chaudhary Charan Singh. The event, which will be organized under the leadership of Jayant Choudhary Rashtriya Lok DalRepresentatives of RJD, JD(U), SP, BSP, TMC, AAP and CPI(M) are likely to attend. Meghalaya Governor Satya Pal Malik, who hails from the RLD stronghold in western Uttar Pradesh, is also scheduled to attend the event, where the demand for setting up of a Social Justice Commission may also be raised.
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The Center is eyeing the Uttarakhand government’s move to set up a committee headed by former Supreme Court judge Justice Ranjana Desai to draft a Uniform Civil Code. Uniform civil code issue is important BJP And have also been a part of its manifesto. However, many in the party believe that the states should be the testing ground for such legislation before the Center can act. Sources said that since marriage, divorce and other personal laws are in the concurrent list of the Constitution, the states are free to make laws in the absence of a central law. Once all constraints are identified and sufficient public consensus is reached, a central law can be brought in that will supersede state laws.