After a closed-door assembly on Uniform Civil Code, Congress rejects the concept of uniformity of all legal guidelines

The Congress occasion on Sunday, July 16, held a closed-door assembly to debate its strategy to the difficulty of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC). The occasion has reportedly rejected the concept of uniformity of all legal guidelines and determined to arrange an inner report on the matter. The occasion has determined to formally react to the difficulty solely after a draft is introduced by the federal government.

In the assembly chaired by Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, the occasion reportedly supported features of UCC like gender parity.

A Congress chief reportedly stated, “We are clear that there can be nothing uniform about all laws. How can the country have the same civil laws for North East, South India, Muslims, and Hindus? However, some angularity of individual laws can be looked at.”

The occasion additionally reportedly identified that reforms in private legal guidelines will be made by amending particular person legal guidelines as a substitute of uniformity throughout private legal guidelines.

Another report quoted a ‘senior Congress leader’ as saying, “We will support aspects like equality of inheritance. But we will oppose the imposition of uniformity.”

The occasion additionally spoke concerning the parliamentary standing committee’s dialogue on the matter. Committee chairman Sushil Kumar Modi reportedly proposed to maintain tribal communities and the Northeast out of the ambit of UCC. The Congress has shaped an eight-member panel to arrange an inner report for the occasion management on Uniform Civil Code.

So far, Congress has determined to not react formally on the topic till the federal government draft is out. Last month, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) claimed that the Congress in a gathering with the board assured to take cognisance of their considerations when the difficulty will likely be debated within the Parliament.

The debate round UCC is heating up ever since PM Modi made an announcement on the identical final month throughout his deal with on twenty seventh June in Bhopal. Saying that political events try to mislead Muslims, PM Modi strongly batted for equal rights and Uniform Civil Code enshrined within the Constitution. He dropped a significant trace that UCC could also be on the playing cards within the upcoming Parliament session.

Batting in favour of UCC, the PM stated, “Today people are being instigated in the name of UCC. How can the country run on two laws? The Constitution also talks of equal rights. Supreme Court has also asked to implement UCC. These (Opposition) people are playing vote bank politics.”