AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi and the Muslim Personal Law Board thanked KCR for taking a decision to oppose the Bill.
KCR announced that the BRS party would be opposing the UCC Bill in the Parliament. (Twitter)
It is now official. The BRS will oppose the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill in Parliament.
Telangana Chief Minister and BRS supremo K Chandrashekar Rao made his party’s stand clear on Monday, 10 July, while describing the UCC as yet another attempt of the BJP-led Union government to foment hatred among religious communities.
He said that the BRS would oppose the UCC as “it would deal a blow to the country’s basic characteristic of unity in diversity”.
The UCC Bill, he said, seeks to strike at the very roots of peaceful coexistence among people of several religions, cultures and races, and traditions.
The chief minister, popularly referred to as KCR, said the UCC would throw into confusion the people who practice various religions. It will become an axe-fall on the traditional and cultural practices of the people.
He said, “In the interest of the nation, it is necessary to oppose the UCC Bill as it seeks to divide the society.”
All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) ke ek wafd ne Telangana chief minister K. Chandrashekar Rao se Uniform Civil Code (UCC) ki mukhalifat ke silsile mein ahem mulaqat ki aur uhein Memorandum pesh kiya.
Jismein AIMPLB ke sadar Maulana @hmksrahmani Sahab, Sadr-e-Majlis… pic.twitter.com/xYseM0MBp3— AIMIM (@aimim_national) July 10, 2023
Chief Minister KCR made the assurance to a delegation of the Muslim Personal Law Board which called on him at his Pragathi Bhavan residence. It was led by AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi and Khalid Saifullah Rahmani of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board.
KCR said that the Union government, ignoring the need for the development of the nation, was trying to push the UCC with a malafide intention.
“It is very clear that the intent of the BJP in forcing the UCC on the nation is political. The saffron party wants to drive a wedge among communities and benefit from the hatred that it would brew. That is the reason why we have decided to oppose it,” KCR said, adding that the BRS would oppose the Bill whenever it is introduced in Parliament.
KCR said the BRS would join hands with like-minded parties in opposing the Bill. The chief minister also asked BRS Parliamentary Party leader K Keshava Rao and BRS leader in Lok Sabha Nama Nageswara Rao to prepare a plan of action to oppose the Bill in both the Houses of Parliament.
The Muslim Personal Law Board thanked the Chief Minister for taking a decision to oppose the Bill, which would only protect the spirit of Ganga-Jamuni tehzeeb, which is India’s identity.
Later interacting with the media, Asaduddin Owaisi said that it was not an issue related to Muslims alone, it is as much a concern for Christians and tribals all over the country and not necessarily in the North Eastern states. Even for Hindus too the UCC does not do any good, he said.
Barrister @asadowaisi addressed the media following his meeting with Telangana Chief Minister KCR. [1/2] pic.twitter.com/011RTrI91d
— AIMIM (@aimim_national) July 10, 2023
Owaisi said, “The Indian Prime Minister has an allergy to pluralism. He asks how there could be two laws in the same House, but it is presenting the issue from the wrong perspective. The Prime Minister misled the entire nation. I am happy that the Chief Minister has unequivocally opposed the UCC.”
The AIMIM leader said that he would meet AP Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy as welland request him to oppose the Bill.
Ahead of Assembly elections in key states of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Chhattisgarh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 27 June invoked the need for a UCC.
The prime minister’s push for the UCC comes barely days after the 22nd Law Commission of India sought views from the public on such a code.
Earlier, the 21st Law Commission — the term of which ended in August 2018 — examined the issue and solicited the views of all stakeholders on two occasions on the politically-sensitive matter of a UCC.
Subsequently, a consultation paper on “Reforms of Family Law” was issued in 2018.
“Since more than three years have lapsed from the date of issuance of the said consultation paper, bearing in mind the relevance and importance of the subject and also the various court orders on the subject, the 22nd Law Commission of India considered it expedient to deliberate afresh over the subject,” the panel said in a statement.
The 22nd Law Commission, which recently got a three-year extension, has accordingly begun examining issues related to a UCC on a reference sent by the Ministry of Law and Justice.
“Accordingly, the 22nd Law Commission of India decided again to solicit views and ideas of the public at large and recognised religious organisations about the Uniform Civil Code,” the statement said.
Those who are interested and willing can present their views within a period of 30 days from the date of notice to the Law Commission.
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