Muslim leader ST Hasan said that the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) is against the tenets of the Quran, adding that his community wouldn’t abide by it.
“We won’t abide by it (UCC Bill) if it is against the ‘hidayat’ (instructions) given to Muslims in the Quran. We don’t have any issue if it is as per ‘hidayat’,” Hasan, the Samajwadi Party MP, told PTI.
The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has also criticised the bill.
Maulana Khalid Rasheed Farangi Mahali, executive member, All India Muslim Personal Law Board said a few communities would be exempted from it. “Will there be uniformity in all the laws that are there when this (UCC) comes? No, there won’t be uniformity at all. How can there be uniformity when you have exempted a few communities from it? Our legal committee will study the draft and will decide accordingly,” he said.
The UCC bill was tabled today by Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami in the Uttarakhand assembly.
Meanwhile, the Congress said it is not against the UCC but the manner in which it is being tabled. “We are not against it (UCC). The House is governed by the rules of conduct of business but the BJP is continuously ignoring it and wants to suppress the voice of the MLAs based on the strength of numbers. It is the right of the MLAs to express their views in the House, during Question Hour, whether they have a proposal under Rule 58 or under other rules, they have the right to raise their voices on various issues of the state in the Assembly,” LoP Yashpal Arya said.
