Uniform Civil Code not BJP innovation: Javadekar
June 30, 2023 17:09Senior BJP leader and former union minister Prakash Javadekar on Friday said that the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) is not a religious issue but a matter of equal rights, justice and dignity for women and condemned the attitude of opposition parties objecting to its implementation.
Addressing reporters at the state party headquarters in Thiruvananthapuram, he said many Muslim-dominated nations are following the practice of following a common civil code and it is "so natural throughout the world".
Indonesia, Sudan, Turkey, Bangladesh and several other countries have the common civil code, and in India, it has already been in practice in Goa and Puducherry, he pointed out.
Stating that the UCC is not a "BJP innovation", he said this is Article 44 of the Constitution written by Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar.
The Constitution makers had written that, after a certain time, all directive principles should be converted into law, he said, adding that the Supreme Court also gave judgments and directions in this regard.
He also pointed out the anguish expressed by the apex court in the Shah Bano case that Article 44 of the Constitution had remained a dead letter.