On this week’s special episode of UnPolitics, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami addressed accusations of pushing a hardcore Hindutva agenda, his government’s controversial legislative moves like the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), and his vision for the state’s development.
Defending the law on mandatory registration for cohabiting couples, Dhami stated, ‘Live-in relationships are not part of our culture.’
The Chief Minister also discusses the rationale behind dissolving the state’s Madrasa Board, the implementation of the UCC which makes Uttarakhand the first state to do so post-independence, and his coining of terms like ‘Land Jihad’ and ‘Nakal Jihad’.
Furthermore, Dhami, now the longest-serving BJP Chief Minister of the state, outlines his ‘ecology and economy’ balance model for development, especially in the context of recent environmental disasters.
