Bhupesh Baghel Warns of Tribal Rights Erosion Under Proposed UCC

Baghel’s comments arrive as a high-level committee, chaired by retired Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai, begins its statewide outreach program. Committee member Shatrughan Singh confirmed that officials are currently soliciting feedback from political representatives, religious leaders, and institutional heads to gauge public sentiment. The government maintains that the initiative aims to replace fragmented, religion-based personal laws with a transparent structure intended to bolster women's rights and streamline family-related legal matters.

While the state government frames the code as a vehicle for legal uniformity and social balance, the opposition remains firm in its rejection. The committee intends to synthesize the gathered perspectives to draft a framework tailored to the specific socioeconomic landscape of Chhattisgarh. This process follows a recent cabinet decision under Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai to pursue the code alongside economic reforms, including a 50 percent reduction in property registration charges for women.