Uniform Civil Code should be implemented only through consensus, says BJP ally JD(U)
The Telugu Desam Party, another key ally in the ruling National Democratic Alliance, had also stated that a decision on the matter cannot be taken unilaterally.
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While the Janata Dal (United) is not against the Uniform Civil Code, it should be implemented through a consensus, party leader KC Tyagi told The Indian Express on Wednesday.
The Janata Dal (United) is a key ally in the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance.
“[Bihar Chief Minister] Nitish Kumar made a submission to the Law Commission in 2017 on UCC [Uniform Civil Code],” Tyagi told the newspaper. “Our stand remains the same. We are not against UCC, but we want it to come through consensus.”
The Uniform Civil Code, an ideological plank of the BJP, 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.
Legal experts have said that the code could lead to the erasure of the personal law practices of minority communities, particularly Muslims, who constitute around 14% of India’s population, according to the 2011 census.
Tyagi’s statement came a day after Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal said that implementing a Uniform Civil Code is a part of the newly sworn-in Union government’s agenda.
However, the Telugu Desam Party, another key ally in the National Democratic Alliance with 16 MPs...
