Raipur, July 24 -- Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai on Friday, July 24, said his government will table a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) bill in the upcoming winter session of the state assembly.

Talking to reporters at the Raipur airport before heading for Bengaluru, Sai said the government was committed to implementing the UCC.

A five-member committee headed by Supreme Court Justice (Retd) Ranjana Prakash Desai was constituted last month for UCC implementation in Chhattisgarh.

Sai said, "The panel's first meeting is being held today. We will get the UCC passed in the upcoming winter session of the Assembly."

Officials said the meeting was held at Mantralaya Mahanadi Bhavan in Nava Raipur Atal Nagar.

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