Kolkata, Oct. 12 -- Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said the state government would soon introduce an anti-conversion law to prevent forced, fraudulent or induced religious conversions, noting that Bengal currently has no such legislation.
He also announced plans to convene a special Assembly Session to pass the UCC Bill. If required, the Bill would be passed at an emergency Assembly meeting, Adhikari said, adding that Bengal would become the country's second state to implement the UCC.
The CM said the UCC committee meeting, headed by Justice Ranjana Desai, was held at Writers' Buildings on Monday, and once the committee submits its report, the Bill will be enacted.
Adhikari said that the government plans to enforce the UCC within three to four months. "We are awaiting the Justice Desai Committee report and, based on their recommendation, we will frame the Bill."
Meanwhile, the committee on Monday finalised questionnaires to seek public opinion for its report.
It will soon publish advertisements in newspapers inviting responses, with both open-ended and closed-ended questions on family law-related issues. The questionnaires will also be available on the committee's website, and responses can be submitted by email or sent directly to its office.
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