AIMPLB objects to Uniform Civil Code, says even Muslims should not allowed to change Quran-based legal guidelines

The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has raised critical objections to the thought of implementing the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) within the nation. The Law Commission has not too long ago invited options from the public concerning the long-promised legislation. However, based on AIMPLB, this can be a waste of assets.

Notably, the UCC requires the formulation of 1 legislation for India, which might be relevant to all non secular communities in issues corresponding to marriage, divorce, inheritance and adoption. It has been an important a part of the election manifesto of the incumbent Bharatiya Janata Party authorities over the previous a few years.

The group additionally termed the UCC pointless and described it as impractical and harmful. Its spokesperson Syed Qasim Rasool Ilyas said that the nation’s range is its identification and it shouldn’t be tampered with.

The board additionally dragged the tribal teams into their argument and claimed the latter’s distinctive privileges may even get terminated because of the legislation. Ilyas contended that the AIMPLB’s tips originated from the Quran, and even Muslims are not permitted to alter them. “Then could the government pass any law to interfere with it,” he requested.

He asserted that different faiths within the nation have comparable worries and cautioned the administration in opposition to the identical. More importantly, he threatened to incite riots throughout the nation if the legislation ever comes into impact.

VIDEO | “The BJP wants to use Uniform Civil Code as an issue in the upcoming (Lok Sabha) elections. As far as UCC is concerned, neither it is required nor it is useful for the country,” says AIMPLB spokesperson SQR Ilyas. pic.twitter.com/Z7EPANewfi

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The president of the Ittehad-e-Millat Council, Maulana Tauqeer Raza Khan, has additionally voiced his discontent in opposition to the thought of UCC and the destruction of unauthorized or unlawful Mazars (Islamic shrines). He declared that the Bharatiya Janata Party ought to first destroy temples earlier than discussing Muslim shrines.

He added that the federal government shouldn’t put their endurance to the take a look at and threatened response in opposition to the motion. He alleged {that a} plot is underway to repeat the demolition drive presently underway in Uttarakhand, throughout the entire nation. He introduced that if the bulldozers proceed to destroy unlawful shrines, Muslims will attain the state to reveal in opposition to the federal government.

The Muslim chief from Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh even labelled love jihad as ‘saffron trap.’ He said, “We have put a ban in place that would result in the boycott of both the man and his family if he marries a Hindu female.” He maintained that we’ve got saved our youth in verify by pacifying them.

He identified, “We are also not wearing bangles,” and asserted that every one locations of worship constructed previous to 1921 are official whereas referring to The Place of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991.