The central government may bring a bill on the Uniform Civil Code in the Monsoon Session of Parliament starting next month. This information has been received from sources.
This bill can be sent to the parliamentary standing committee. The committee will hear from various stakeholders their views on UCC. A parliamentary committee meeting was called on July 3 to discuss the UCC bill. The monsoon session is likely to begin in the third week of July.
PM Modi Has Advocated For UCC
Prime Minister Narendra Modi advocated implementing UCC in a public meeting on Tuesday. He strongly advocated equal laws for people of all communities. The PM had claimed that Muslims were being instigated on a sensitive issue. Narendra Modi said that the Supreme Court has also asked to implement UCC, but those doing vote bank politics oppose it. He said that when two systems do not run in a family, how can this happen in the country?
Congress Has Accused Of Diverting People’s Attention In The Name Of UCC
After this statement of Narendra Modi, the discussion on UCC has started again in the country. The BJP is trying to take advantage of this in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. At the same time, Congress leaders have accused PM Modi of using the UCC issue to divert attention from real problems like price rise, unemployment and the situation in Manipur.
Significantly, the purpose of the Uniform Civil Code is to replace personal laws based on religions, customs and traditions with a uniform law. According to UCC, personal law shall be the same for every person irrespective of religion, caste, creed and gender.
