Parliamentary panel calls meet on July 3 to hear views of stakeholders on UCC

June 30, 2023 00:48

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The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice on Thursday called a meeting on the Uniform Civil Code during which it said it will hear the views of stakeholders.

The committee led by Bharatiya Janata Party Rajya Sabha MP Sushil Modi informed all the 31 MPs and members of the committee that their views on UCC would be sought and considered at the meeting on July 3.

"Members are reminded that the next meeting of the department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice will be held at 03.00 pm on Monday, July 3, 2023," read a release on the committee's agenda.

Further, the committee stated, "To hear the views of representatives of the following organisations 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 'Review of Personal Laws'."

Putting forward a strong argument in favour of uniform laws for people across communities, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the country cannot be run with "two laws" when the Constitution talks about equality for all.

"Will a family function if there are two different sets of rules for the members? How will a country run then? Our Constitution, too, guarantees equal rights to all irrespective of religion caste and creed," Modi said. -- ANI

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