Amid the fresh debate around the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said on Friday the committee tasked with preparing the draft of the UCC, which is to be implemented in the state, worked with a cross-section of citizens over the last one year, spoke to
"On the map of India, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Rajasthan, Punjab, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jharkhand and West Bengal, there is no BJP Government. And in some states like Goa where the congress was in power, some MLAs joined BJP and their governme
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice on Thursday called a meeting on the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) during which it said it will hear the views of stakeholders.
Pawar said that the stand of the Sikh, Jain and Christian communities should be made clear. "I am taking more information but I have heard that Sikh Community are not in favour of supporting UCC. The stand of this community can not be ignored," Pawar added.
While speaking to ANI, V Muraleedharan said," I don't understand why any person from the Muslim or Christian community should feel perturbed about the statement of PM Modi on UCC. It is there in the Constitution.UCC will not curtail the rights of any section. Don't fall prey to the political
"Some suggestions and discussions took place in four meetings held in Delhi. One of the topics of discussion was UCC. We will study the law commission and other factors related to UCC but before that Central government should take the decision on giving a reservation to women like I did when
The concept of UCC has been a topic of discussion for the past four years, and it has once again come into focus following Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent remarks ahead of the elections in Madhya Pradesh.
The Palayam Imam VP Suhaib Maulavi on Thursday said that the Uniform Civil Code "contravenes" the fundamental rights guaranteed by the Constitution of the country, hence implementing it will "infringe upon" the rights under Article 25.
"They (Central Government) should consider that the country is diverse. People of all religions, languages, and ideologies live here, and as for Muslims, they have their Shariat laws too. The Government should think about any possible storm that would come if they take a step in this dire
Our party considers it as a 'political stunt' for the upcoming general elections, and his statement has nothing to do with the welfare of the minorities," JD(U) chief spokesperson K C Tyagi said in a statement on Wednesday.
"Ajit Pawar did not attend the meeting because he is not an office bearer of these specific wings and that's why today he was not even invited. The ones who were called into the meeting were present," Praful Patel said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday met Union Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP President JP Nadda, and BJP's Organization General Secretary BL Santosh on organizational matters in view of the assembly and Lok Sabha polls.