PM Modi pitches for Uniform Civil Code
In his first public push for a Uniform Civil Code, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Tuesday that the country cannot have separate laws for its people, and that the Constitution obligates the State to secure a UCC for its citizens.
Addressing BJP booth-level workers at a party event called ‘Mera Booth, Sabse Mazboot’ in Madhya Pradesh where Assembly elections are due later this year, Modi said the Opposition was trying to “instigate” Muslims on the UCC issue while not caring for their welfare.
“Today we are witnessing how efforts are being made to instigate people in the name of a Uniform Civil Code. Tell me, if in one house, there is one law for one family member and another for another family member, can that house function?… How can a country function with such a dual system? We must remember that the Indian Constitution also speaks of equal rights for citizens,” he said.