Uniform Civil Code: According to highly placed insiders, the administration may introduce a measure to enact a Uniform Civil Code during the monsoon session of Parliament, which will start next month. According to the sources, the bill may be referred to the parliamentary standing committee, which will hear opinions from different interested parties over the Uniform Civil Code.
Parliamentary Standing Committee plans hearing on Uniform Civil Code as Law Commission seeks public opinion
This follows a July 3 conference call with officials of the Law Commission and the Law Ministry regarding a recent notice sent by the law panel by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law, and Justice. The Law Commission had published the notice in order to get opinions from interested parties on the topic of a uniform civil code. The standing committee on law and personnel has scheduled a hearing to hear from representatives of the law panel, legal affairs, and legislative departments of the law ministry “on public notice issued by the Law Commission of India on June 14, 2023, inviting views from the various stakeholders on the Uniform Civil Code, under the subject of ‘Review of Personal Laws'”. According to sources cited by PTI, the monsoon session is expected to start in the third week of July, with sessions starting in the old Parliament building and transitioning to the new facility midway through.
PM Modi pushes for Uniform Civil Code, igniting political debate ahead of elections
PM Modi argued forcefully on Tuesday for the adoption of uniform legislation for members of all communities, alleging that Muslims are being incited over the delicate subject. With less than a year until the Lok Sabha elections, Prime Minister Modi spoke on a topic closely associated with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and argued that even the Supreme Court had supported a UCC, but those engaging in vote-bank politics were against to it. He also questioned how the nation could have two systems. As elections in numerous states are approaching, PM Modi’s remarks sparked a national discussion as several opposition leaders accused him of bringing up the UCC issue for political reasons. PM Modi is accused by Congress politicians of using the UCC issue as a distraction from more pressing issues like inflation, unemployment, and the state of Manipur. With the Uniform Civil Code, personal laws based on religion, customs, and traditions would be replaced with a single common law that would apply to everyone, regardless of religion, caste, creed, sexual orientation, or gender.
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