Madhya Pradesh Uniform Code Draft Likely Next Month

The clock ticking on the Madhya Pradesh government’s ambitious Uniform Civil Code exercise, the high-level UCC committee on Monday held a marathon seven-hour consultation with stakeholders in Bhopal, amid notable political absences and sharp opposition voices.

The committee indicated that the much-awaited UCC draft is likely to be ready by the first week of July, if not by the end of June.

The day-long meeting, which began at 10.30 am, saw representatives of government commissions, women’s and child rights bodies, bureaucrats, religious leaders, political parties and public
representatives present suggestions before the six-member panel headed by former Uttarakhand Chief Secretary Shatrughan Singh.

In a development that stood out, four major opposition parties – the Congress, Mayawati’s Bahujan Samaj Party, Akhilesh Yadav’s Samajwadi Party and Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party did not turn up despite being invited..(UPDATED ON 22ND JUNE 2026)