All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday claimed the proposed Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in Maharashtra is an attempt to impose ‘Hindu Civil Code’ on non-Hindus.
The Lok Sabha MP from Hyderabad raised concerns on the questionnaire issued by the state government as part of the UCC process ahead of its implementation.
Addressing a news conference here, Owaisi said his party will oppose the passage of UCC in the state legislature and its implementation in Maharashtra governed by the BJP and its allies. “It is evident that the Devendra Fadnavis government will implement UCC,” he said. Owaisi said under the proposed UCC, divorce is being treated according to the Hindu Marriage Act and has the provision of one-year judicial-mandated separation. However, Islam gives the right of ‘khula’ (divorce) to women, he said. Hitting back at Owaisi and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Fadnavis said that the UCC is rooted in the Constitution’s Directive Principles of State Policy.
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday defended his government’s decision to draft a UCC, asserting that the Constitution itself directs states to work towards its implementation.
