New Delhi: Union House Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday addressed the Rajya Sabha and concluded the dialogue on the 75 years of adoption of the Structure. In his almost hour and a half lengthy speech, Shah accused the Congress get together of introducing ‘appeasement politics’ and treating the Structure like a ‘non-public fiefdom’ of 1 household.
Amit Shah questioned why the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) has not been applied but. He requested the get together to make clear if a secular nation ought to have a typical legislation for all religions or not. The house minister in contrast constitutional amendments by Congress and BJP by saying that the grand outdated get together amended the Structure to stay in energy.
Shah lashed out over the introduction of Muslim Private Legislation throughout Congress get together’s regime, he mentioned, “Why hasn’t the UCC been applied but? It didn’t occur as a result of, after the Constituent Meeting concluded and elections had been held, the nation’s first Prime Minister, Nehru, launched the Muslim Private Legislation as a substitute of the UCC.”
“I wish to ask the Congress get together on this Home: in a secular nation, ought to there be a typical legislation for all religions or not? Why do they proceed to help the Muslim Private Legislation? This was the largest act of political manoeuvring—appeasement started proper there with the introduction of the Muslim Private Legislation. You can not carry the UCC since you refuse to rise above appeasement politics,” the BJP chief said.
Amit Shah additional highlighted the implementation of the UCC in Uttarakhand, stating, “The BJP has already launched a typical civil code in Uttarakhand and can implement it throughout all states.”
BJP’s Repeated Advocacy Of UCC
Carried out in Uttarakhand final February, the UCC is a single set of legal guidelines meant to interchange totally different spiritual legal guidelines and canopy issues like marriage, divorce, inheritance, monetary compensation, and adoption throughout all communities.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has constantly advocated for the Uniform Civil Code. Earlier this 12 months, the BJP pledged to implement a typical legislation if it gained the Jharkhand elections.
It is without doubt one of the BJP’s key ideological objectives and was part of the get together’s guarantees within the 2022 meeting elections. Nevertheless, activists and specialists fear it might erase the customs and traditions of particular communities and be used to focus on their faiths.
(With ANI inputs)
