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2022, appointments were made and have heard that the Sikh community is
this matter was taken up and we have not in favor of UCC. The stand of this
been working on that”, added Justice community cannot be ignored.”
Rituraj Awasthi. While addressing a press con-
He also said that they are making ference on Thursday, NCP supremo
efforts to have wide consultations with Sharad Pawar said the NCP would
all the stakeholders and the organiza- make their stand clear only after con-
tion. “We are making efforts to have sidering all these factors.
wide consultations with all the stake- He also said a meeting of NCPs
holders and the organization,” Justice national leaders took place in Delhi
Awasthi said. on Wednesday.
On June 14, the Law Commission The Opposition has reacted
sought the views of the public and re- largely by calling it a “ vote bank” pol-
ligious organizations. Amid a rag- itics while All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul
ing debate on the need to introduce Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asadud-
uniform laws for every citizen of the Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai, Shatrughan Singh and others in an open dialogue on Uniform din Owaisi and asked PM whether the
country. The Commission solicited Civil Code in New Delhi (ANI) government is considering ‘stripping
the views and ideas of the public and the country of its pluralism and diver-
recognized religious organizations to statement of PM Modi on UCC. It is speaking to reporters in Pune on sity?’ “India’s PM considers India’s di-
examine the Uniform Civil Code. The there in the Constitution. UCC will Thursday, Nationalist Congress Par- versity & its pluralism a problem. So,
Law Commission has given 30 days to not curtail the rights of any section. ty (NCP) Chief Sharad Pawar said he says such things... Maybe India’s
the respondents to present their views. Don’t fall prey to the political designs the Central Government should give Prime Minister doesn’t understand
But as Prime Minister Narendra of Congress and CPI(M).” He further reservation to women before thinking Article 29. Will you strip the coun-
Modi’s strong endorsement of the uni- stated that there is no ban on religious about the Uniform Civil Code (UCC). try of its pluralism & diversity in the
form civil code (UCC) brought it back practices under Uniform Civil Code. Sharad Pawar said, “Recently, name of UCC? Owaisi said.
to the spotlight, Shiromani Akali Dal “There is no bar on practice, pro- Prime Minister Modi spoke about Referring to the failure of suc-
leader Daljit Singh Cheema said that motion, propagation of the religion. Uniform Civil Code. Our view in ceeding governments to “secure” the
implementation of UCC will affect Understand the law and constitution UCC is that the Central government UCC for its citizens despite the cod-
the civil rights of minorities and unrest and also cooperate with the govern- has given this issue to the Law Com- ification of the Hindu law in 1956, a
and tension will start in the country. ment to implement the constitution to mission and it has sought proposals Division Bench of the Supreme Court
Cheema said that the 21st Law ensure that there is equality for every- from various organizations.” “As of in 2019 had told the state to “endeav-
Commission has already opined in its one,” he said. now, the Commission has received or” and bring the common code. The
consultation report that UCC is nei- Earlier, Aam Admi party extend- 900 proposals. I have no idea what is court had said that “despite the exhor-
ther desirable nor feasible. “SAD is ed support to Uniform Civil Code mentioned in those proposals, they tations of this court in the case of Shah
of the firm view that implementation (UCC) stating that there should be did not make it public. Law Commis- Bano in 1985, the government has
of UCC is not in the interests of the wide consultation with all religions, sions, like responsible institutions, done nothing to bring the Uniform
minorities in the country. The 21st political parties and organizations. should study and work on the propos- Civil Code”.
Law Commission has already opined AAP leader Sandeep Pathak said, al/suggestion given to them,” Sharad PM’s statement triggered a na-
in its consultation report that UCC “We support Uniform Civil Code Pawar added. tionwide debate as several opposi-
is neither desirable nor feasible. Im- (UCC) in principle as Article 44 also He further said, “The second tion leaders have accused PM Modi
plementation of UCC will affect the says that there should be UCC in the thing in UCC is that the stand of of raising the UCC issue for political
civil rights of minorities and unrest country. Therefore, there should be Sikh, Jain and Christian communi- gains ahead of the upcoming elec-
and tension will start in the country,” wide consultation with all religions, ties should be cleared. I am worried tions. Congress leaders accused PM
Cheema said on Wednesday. political parties and organizations and about one thing, I heard that the Sikh Modi of using the UCC issue as a di-
On the other hand, National a consensus should be built.” community has a different stand. I version tactics from real problems like
Conference leader Farooq Abdullah In a related development, while am collecting more information but I inflation, unemployment and the situ-
on Thursday said that Muslims have ation in Manipur.
their own Shariat Law and the center Another Congress leader Venu-
should think about any possible storm gopal asserted that PM Modi rarely
that would come if they implement it. addresses incidents like the violence
“They (The central government) in Manipur and urged him to address
should think that the country is di- concerns regarding poverty, inflation,
verse, people of all religions live here, and unemployment before focusing
and Muslims have their own Shariat on other matters.
law. They should think about any pos- “He (PM) should first answer
sible storm that would come if they do about poverty, price rise and unem-
that (implement UCC),” he added. ployment in the country. He never
However, Union Minister V speaks on the Manipur issue where
Muraleedharan on Thursday said the whole state is burning. Manipur is
that Uniform Civil Code (UCC) will burning for the last 60 days. He did not
not curtail the rights of any section speak a word about it nor did he appeal
and people should not fall prey to for peace. He is just distracting people
the political designs of Congress and from all these issues. We’re not going
CPI(M) over this issue. to fall for that,” KC Venugopal said.
V Muraleedharan said, “I don’t With his emphatic endorsement
understand why any person from of UCC, Modi has sparked a debate
the Muslim or Christian communi- NCP leader Sharad Pawar has strongly opposed the BJP government move that will definitely dominate the head-
ty should feel perturbed about the lines in the weeks and months to come.

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