Delhi (The Stellar News) Saksham Kalia: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent statement on Uniform Civil Code has triggered a discussion as he endorsed his party’s manifesto to implement Uniform Civil Code if voted to power. PM Modi emphasising the need to implement same laws for everyone in the country irrespective of their religion have said, “How can a country run on two laws”.
He added that, “Supreme Court is saying again and again to Implement UCC in the country”. Putting the whole opposition undivided as they are before an all-party meeting in Bihar. As Aam Aadmi Party who invited all opposition parties to support them to outcast the centre’s ordinance against SC Order of giving transferring bureaucrats power to Delhi CM supported UCC.
While the Congress ally in Maharashtra, Shiv sena also showed its support to common laws for all religions in the country. Other parties are still sitting on the fence and not clearing their stand.
Former Congress Leader Gulab Nabi Azad has also marked his statement and said that, “This is not that easy as revoking Article 370″.
What will be the effect of UCC?
The Uniform Civil Code (UCC) is a proposed set of laws aimed at creating a common set of rules governing personal matters such as marriage, divorce, inheritance, and adoption for all citizens of India, regardless of their religious beliefs.
This involves the elimination of discriminatory and derogatory laws that doesn’t suits in the present time including the ban on four marriages for Muslim men which is presently allowed in the Muslim religious rights, giving equal share of property to men and won at the time of partition, giving Muslim right to claim maintenance allowance after her separation with husband.
UCC also defines the uniform age of marriage, 18 for a girl and 21 for a boy irrespective of the religion, completely banning child marriage which is still allowed to a religion in 21st centuary.
Marrying another woman if a person will not get a child from the first marriage is allowed in Hindu marriage act but this will also be taken out with UCC.
Do Uniform Civil Code (UCC) target Muslim Community?
Uniform Civil Code is all about eliminating the laws which are against society and curse the equality and justice for people of the country. As Supreme Court still deals with the cases on the basis of religion.
