"Owaisi is speaking the language of Congress and British. Owaisi also opposed the law for the upliftment of women. It is a pseudo mentality," Mishra told reporters here.
PM's statement triggered a nationwide debate as several opposition leaders have accused PM Modi of raising the UCC issue for political gains ahead of the upcoming elections.
Talking to ANI, AAP leader Sandeep Pathak said, "We support Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in principle as Article 44 also says that there should be UCC in the country. Therefore, there should be wide consultation with all religions, political parties and organizations and a consensus should be bu
Speaking with ANI, Awasthi said, "We have got a huge response over UCC after the publication of the notice by the Law Commission of India. Till yesterday, we have received 8.5 lakh responses".
It is noteworthy that Part 4, Article 44 of the Indian Constitution, corresponds with Directive Principles of State Policy, making it mandatory for the State to provide its citizens with a uniform civil code (UCC) throughout the territory of India. Referring to the failure of succeeding gove
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his emphatic endorsement of the Uniform Civil Code in the country and asked 'will you strip the country of its pluralism and diversity?'
Congress leader and former Leader of Opposition in Kerala Ramesh Chennithala on Tuesday said that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) wants political mileage by talking about the Uniform Civil Code adding that it is a deliberate attempt to divide society on communal lines.
Speaking to media persons in Raipur on Tuesday, the CM said "Why do you (referring to Prime Minister Narendra Modi) think only about Hindu-Muslim? We have a tribal population in Chhattisgarh, they have rules as per their tradition. What will happen to the culture and tradition of tribal peop
Backing Prime Minister Narendra Modi's emphatic endorsement of uniform law in the country, Minister of State (MOS) for External Affairs and Parliamentary Affairs V Muraleedharan on Tuesday asserted that the PM specifically said the Constitution stipulates it.
"All political parties and stakeholders should be engaged on the issue of the Uniform Civil Code. Only BJP does vote bank politics," JD(U) leader said.
"Uniform Civil Code should be first introduced in the Hindu religion. Every person including Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes should be allowed to perform pooja in any temple in the country," Elangovan said.
While speaking to ANI, Arif Masood said," PM should remember that he took on the Constitution drafted by Dr BR Ambedkar. All sections of the country have faith in Constitution and will not allow it to change. They also made a law on Triple Talaq. What difference did it make? They talked abou