"Forced imposition of the Uniform Civil Code, UCC on the people of the country is a step, which is neither needed nor useful in view of the present situation of the country, as the previous Law Commission has also said," Mayawati said.
Democratic Progressive Azad Party chief Ghulam Nabi Azad said on Friday that bringing about Uniform Civil Code (UCC) will not be as easy for the central government as abrogation of Article 370.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Thursday accused the BJP-led central government of using the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) against non-BJP states, alleging that those speaking against the proposed legislation were being threatened with reiads by the central investigating agencies.
"Does the @INCIndia have a clear stand on the #UniformCivilCode? Their suspicious silence is deceitful. When it is the need of the hour to resist the Sangh Parivar's attacks on India's plurality, is the INC ready to take a firm stand against them?" the Chief Minister tweeted.
The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Thursday formed a sub-committee to take all views on the proposed Uniform Civil Code (UCC) into consideration and prepare a case for submission to the Law Commission.
Former Minister of Uttarakhand and current Disciplinary Committee president of Uttarakhand Congress, Navprabhat spoke about the ongoing issue of the Uniform Civil Code. Giving examples of CAA, NRC and Article 370, he termed UCC as a "half-baked idea".
Talking to the reporters, Sen said, "There is a difference in the Uniform Civil Code (UCC). It certainly has something to do with advancing the idea of 'Hindu Rashtra'. We have been with UCC for thousands of years, this is not a new thing."
The BJP's Tamil Nadu president K Annamalai on Wednesday advised governors to refrain from giving press briefings on a regular basis, adding that they should not speak on politics as it "would set the wrong precedent".
The All India Muslim Personal Law Board on Wednesday handed over a draft of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) to the Law Commission, listing its objections to the proposed legislation and highlighting the rights that the enshrined for the community in the Constitution.