[We are publishing this response of the Uttarakhand Women’s Groups to the Uttarakhand Draft for initiating further debate.]

• The Uttarakhand women’s groups and representatives reject this Bill in toto, in the form introduced in the State Assembly.
• A Bill criminalizing constitutional behaviour, and introducing moral policing is unacceptable.
• The Bill which is predominantly a cut paste from the Hindu family laws, does not remove inequalities in family across the spectrum of religious and secular laws, but criminalises the Muslim minority and autonomous, consensual behaviour of adults.
• Demands that it is sent to the Standing Committee for further deliberations.