The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice, headed by BJP leader Sushil Modi, will hear on July 3 officials of the Law Ministry and the Law Commission on the issue of review of personal laws. This comes in the backdrop of the Law Commission inviting views from the public, including all stakeholders, on the need to bring a Uniform Civil Code. On Eid ul Azha, most of the Maulanas and other Islamic clerics pointed out the difficulties in adopting the Uniform Civil Code in the light of Islamic Sharia laws. He advocated continuation of separate personal laws for different religions, as has been the practice since independence. In Malegaon, AIMIM MLA Mufti Ismail Qasmi told a gathering at the Eidgah Maidan that the Uniform Civil Code was being advocated only to “harass Muslims”. Addressing a gathering at Lucknow’s Eidgah Maidan, Maulana Khalid Rasheed Firangi Mahali termed Uniform Civil Code an “imperative issue” and said, in a pluralistic country like India with diverse religions, customs, food habits and traditions, Uniform Civil Code cannot be made. Has been implemented. However, Maulana Umar Ahmad Ilyasi, president of the All India Imams’ Association, said it was illogical to oppose the Uniform Civil Code even before the Law Commission had drafted the bill. He said, a meeting of the Muftis of Central Darul Kaza would be called where after consultation among all the Imams, a draft would be prepared for submission to the Law Commission. Many political parties are adding fuel to the fire. National Conference leader Dr. Farooq Abdullah warned that there could be a storm if the government went ahead with the UCC, as Muslims follow Sharia rules and there should be no interference with their personal laws. Shiromani Akali Dal leader Daljit Singh Cheema said, Law Commission had earlier said, UCC is not needed, but if the government goes ahead, it may create tension. Cheema said Sikhs would not support the UCC as the community has its own traditions and rules. NCP supremo Sharad Pawar advised the Law Commission to consult leaders of Sikh, Christian, Jain, Buddhist and Parsi communities before preparing any UCC draft. An impression is being created that the Uniform Civil Code is being brought “to target Muslims”. The other assumption that is being made is that the UCC may end religious freedom, and change marriage practices and traditions. People are being misled by spreading rumors that Muslims and Christians cannot get proper burial and can be cremated as per Hindu rituals. The ground reality is that the Uniform Civil Code has nothing to do with religious practices and traditions. This code is meant to change some social rules. UCC will ensure equal rights for all. For example, currently different religions have different minimum age limits for marriage. This age limit will be applied uniformly. UCC may ban polygamy and end the practice of ‘Halala’ among Muslims. Currently registration of marriages is not compulsory, and the UCC may now make all marriage registrations compulsory. The share of daughters in the ancestral property for inheritance varies from community to community. UCC will bring uniformity and make rules to give equal rights to daughters on ancestral property. Adoption is prohibited in some religions. UCC will provide equal adoption rights to women of all religions. Similarly, there will be uniformity in giving compensation to women even if widows remarry after the death of their husbands. However, there are some questions which still need to be resolved. For example, Goa has a Uniform Civil Code which states that if the first wife does not give birth to a son, the husband has the right to marry a second time. Will such rules change? Similarly, in tribal communities too, the traditions of marriage have been going on for centuries. The Law Commission’s draft is expected to come after July 13 and only then the situation will be clear. I have tried to share with you some information that we have gathered. There is nothing to show that the UCC is being brought in to “target” the Muslim community or to change social practices and customs. It is the responsibility of the Center to first clear the confusion in the minds of the people and then proceed to draft the UCC.
Rahul’s visit to Manipur
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is on a two-day visit to Manipur and will meet families displaced by caste violence. On Friday, he met homeless people living in a camp in Moirang and later met civil society leaders and workers of like-minded parties. There was a lot of ruckus on Thursday when the police stopped them in Bishnupur citing law and order problem. Rahul had to return to Imphal and take a helicopter to meet the affected people in Churachandpur. In a tweet, Rahul wrote, “I have come to listen to all my brothers and sisters of Manipur. People from all communities are very welcoming and staying. It is very unfortunate that the government is stopping me. Manipur needs treatment.” need. Peace must be ours.” Only priority.” On Thursday, two people were killed and Assam Rifles personnel retaliated in an early morning attack by assailants on a village on the Imphal West-Kangpokpi border. Hundreds gathered outside the BJP regional office in Imphal in the evening. People protested and police had to fire tear gas shells to disperse the crowd.I would like to say that Rahul Gandhi did a good job by visiting Manipur and meeting people, but I don’t think this allegation of Congress is fair That PM Modi did not go to Manipur because he did not want the world to know about what is happening in the state. In today’s digital age, where nothing can be hidden from media cameras, the situation in Manipur is different from the rest of the world. How can it remain hidden from India? The whole country saw how violence broke out in Manipur and thousands of people had to leave their homes fearing for their lives. Secondly, Home Minister Amit Shah visited Manipur several times to restore peace. If Modi had gone to Manipur So these same parties used to comment that the Prime Minister runs to such places to get publicity. They would have demanded that the Home Minister should have gone to Manipur. Opposition parties cannot have it both ways.
Amit Shah’s taunt on Nitish Kumar
Home Minister Amit Shah addressed a rally in Lakhisarai, Bihar on Thursday. This was his first visit to Bihar after a meeting of 15 top opposition parties at a conference in Patna on June 23. Amit Shah has called Chief Minister Nitish Kumar “Paltu Ram” (opportunist) several times. He alleged that Nitish “fooled Lalu Yadav” by promising to make his son Tejashwi Yadav the chief minister. He also targeted Rahul Gandhi and said that Congress is trying to launch Rahul again under the guise of opposition unity, but everyone knows that this launch will fail again. It became clear from the Lakhisarai rally that how fast things change in politics. Earlier, it was Tejashwi Yadav who coined the nickname ‘Paltu Ram’ for Nitish Kumar to switch sides. On Thursday, it was Amit Shah who used the same nickname for the Bihar CM. Looks like Amit Shah is right. Nitish Kumar managed to remain the chief minister for 18 years by changing sides several times. But his days as chief minister are now numbered. There is speculation that Lalu Yadav is desperate to see his son Tejashwi as the chief minister. This was the reason that Lalu Yadav instigated Nitish Kumar to work for opposition unity. Lalu wants an opposition front soon, so that Nitish Kumar can become its convener and in the process vacate the chief minister’s seat. Then Tejashwi will become the Chief Minister.
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