It is known that the Narendra Modi government is working on one nation and one law. There are questions on why there are different laws for different religions in the country. The government is working on the Uniform Civil Code(UCC) and taking active steps on this. However, the demand is getting positive and negative comments as well. This is a big debate in the WhatsApp groups.
Things are going on to table the bill in the Parliament. Amid this, the Narendra Modi government took a key decision to look into the objections into this and gather the support from the majority groups. Unofficially, a team of four Central Ministers was constituted to study the bill from various angles.
Union Minister Kiren Rijiju will lead the team which comprises other Ministers like Smriti Irani, Kishan Reddy and Arjun Ram Meghwal. It is said that Rijiju will look into tribal aspects, Smriti Irani will study women rights and Kishan Reddy will look into Northeastern aspects. Meghwal will study law and justice related issues.
Though we hear comments like minorities and majorities should have the same law when we talk about UCC, there are a few other sensitive aspects if we go deeper into the issue. There are a few comments that the personal laws of Tribals and Adivasis are not being considered. Different comments are coming out when the aspect of Tribals and Adivasis rights are stressed.
It has to be mentioned here that the BJP leaders are saying they have mentioned the UCC in the 2019 election manifesto and we are trying to implement that. The law commission issued a public notice on the 13th of last month seeking public opinion on this.
On the 23rd of last month, Prime Minister Narendra Modi talked about the UCC and said that national integrity and social harmony will become strong once the UCC becomes effective. However, the opposition parties, Muslim Law board and Muslim leaders are opposing this. Many are saying that the Centre appointing an unofficial team amid this shows that the government is not ready to take a back step.