Uniform Civil Code is part of government’s agenda, says Union Law Minister Meghwal
Home Minister Amit Shah had said last month that such a code would be implemented nationwide in five years if the Bharatiya Janata Party retained power.
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Implementing a uniform civil code is a part of the newly-sworn-in Union government’s agenda, said Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal on Tuesday, according to PTI.
The Uniform Civil Code, an ideological plank of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, is a proposed common set of laws governing marriage, divorce, succession and adoption for all citizens. Currently, the personal affairs of different religious and tribal groups – except in Uttarakhand and Goa – are based on community-specific laws, largely derived from religious scripture.
In May, Union Home Minister Amit Shah had said that the Uniform Civil Code would be implemented nationwide within the next five years if the BJP came to power in the Lok Sabha polls.
However, on June 7, three days after the National Democratic Alliance emerged victorious in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Janata Dal (United) National Spokesperson KC Tyagi said that his party would want “all stakeholders, chief ministers, political parties and sects should be consulted to prepare a draft” of the uniform civil code.
The Janata Dal (United) is a key ally in the Bharatiya Janata Party-led coalition.
On Tuesday, Meghwal also said that a solution will also be found on the Memorandum of Procedure, a set of rules framed together by the government and judiciary laying down the process for appointing,...
