BJP's alliance partner Mizoram CM Zoramthanga opposes Uniform Civil Code
India | Aug 25, 2023, 05:51 PM ISTMizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga said that UCC is against the interest of the ethnic minorities in general and the Mizos in particular.
Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga said that UCC is against the interest of the ethnic minorities in general and the Mizos in particular.
Some Opposition members, present at the panel meeting, questioned the Law Commission's timing of initiating consultations with the stakeholders regarding the UCC, source said. Congress, DMK were among those members who linked the UCC pitch to the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.
Uniform Civil Code: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) President Mayawati on Sunday asserted that her party supports UCC but "do not support the way BJP is trying to implement Uniform Civil Code in the country."
Congress on UCC: The party's top leadership met with its parliamentary strategy group to review the issues that would be brought up during the Monsoon session of Parliament, which is slated to begin on July 20.
Naqvi alleged that the mood of the nation is to make a Uniform Civil Code free from the "clutches of communal conspirators" who held this hostage for the last seven decades for their narrow-minded self-interests.
BJP's ally in Meghalaya, NPP supremo Conrad Sangma said that the UCC in its present form is against the idea of India.
Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said the Uniform Civil Code will soon be implemented in Uttarakhand.
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan accused the BJP of attempting to implement its agenda of 'one nation, one culture' by wiping off the diverse culture of India through the Uniform Civil Code.
For UCC, the Centre has been banking upon Supreme Court, which has time and again given a green signal in a few cases in order to provide equal justice to citizens.
Addressing a gathering at Eidgah ground in Lucknow, Maulana Khalid Rashid Firangi Mahali described uniform civil code as an 'unessential issue' and said, in a pluralist country like India having diverse religions, customs, food habits and traditions, a single uniform civil code cannot be implemented
UCC row: BJP leader Kapil Mishra hinted that the Centre may make a big announcement on August 5 on Uniform Civil Code. UCC panel in Uttarakhand is also set to submit its report.
Farooq Abdullah pointed out that Muslims have their own Shariah law and that the consequences of implementing the UCC should be carefully considered.
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The All India Muslim Personal Law Board sat in a late night virtual conference and decided to submit its views to the Law Commission, since the Commission had sought views from all stakeholders.
The law was inspired by the fraud case and the humiliation endured by people in the name of marriage. As a result, the act binds everyone Hindu, Jain, Sikh, or Buddhist and has no bearing on Muslims, Christians, Parsis, or Jews.
AAP's stance on Uniform Civil Code is a huge setback for efforts being made to weave a united Opposition to fight Bharatiya Janta Party in the Lok Sabha elections 2024.
PM Modi's pitch for UCC was not just a statement for any state elections but for 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Abrogation of Article 370, Ram Temple at Ayodhya and implementation of UCC - these three promises have always been on the BJP's agenda.
Ahead of assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and the crucial Lok Sabha election, PM Modi revived the debate over the implementation of UCC. The subject is controversial as Opposition parties take it as a threat to India's diversity.
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