Communalism
Justice for All, Not One Law for All: What the Constitution Says on Uniform Civil Code https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeDow2aEAJA Dil se with Kapil Sibal.
The Nagaland assembly has unanimously adopted a resolution against a Uniform Civil Code (UCC), seeking an exemption for the state if such a Code is brought in. The Bharatiya Janata Party is a partner in the Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party-led government in the state.
The resolution stated that the apparent objective of a UCC “is to have a single law on personal matters such as marriage and divorce, custody and guardianship, adoption and maintenance, succession and inheritance”. This would pose a threat to Naga customary laws and social and religious practices “that will be in danger of encroachment in the event of imposition of UCC”,
13/09/2023
G N Devy writes: On Uniform Civil Code, intent matters
The idea needs governments that think beyond mere election victories. It needs political parties that think of diverse groups of people as the nation July 14, 2023
Some Adivasis ..follow the custom of asking the husband to move over to the wife’s place after marriage and the wife has the right to drive the man out any time during their married cohabitation if she decides to do so in consultation with the community. To me, this appears to be a custom much fairer than the custom of asking girls to go after marriage to dwell in families of men. Will a proposed UCC give fair consideration to the comparative merits of these two systems?
In some Indian communities, property is inherited by daughters, not by sons. Among the Khasis in Meghalaya, a woman is treated as the head of the family and she plays that role for all legal purposes. Will the UCC take into account such a wonderful practice? I have known some communities that consider the cattle folk in the house as members of the family. Among the Kinnaurs of Himachal Pradesh, the custom is for a woman to take up to five husbands.
Towards a civil code for India – I By Navhind Times https://www.navhindtimes.in/2023/07/13/opinions/opinion/towards-a-civil-code-for-india-i (pdf) https://epaper.navhindtimes.in/NewsDetail.aspx?storyid=18806&date=2023-07-13&pageid=1
there is a way to achieve integration of our people based on precepts of common or uniform civil rights vis-à-vis plural religious or ethnic rights, customs and privileges. Goa shows the way.
(way to go?) In 1880, the Portuguese exempted Goa’s Hindu inhabitants by enacting for them a special law protecting their customs and usages (Codigo de Usos e costumes dos Hindus Gentios de Goa). In 1854, the Portuguese enacted a law protecting the usages and customs of non-Christian inhabitants of Daman and in 1894 enacted a similar law protecting the usages and customs of non-Christian inhabitants of Diu.
"Apply To Hindus First": MK Stalin's Party Slams PM On Uniform Civil Code https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/apply-to-hindus-first-mk-stalins-party-slams-pm-on-uniform-civil-code-4156761#pfrom=home-ndtv_topscroll "Every person including Scheduled Castes and Tribes should be allowed to perform pooja in any temple in the country," said DMK's TKS Elangovan. June 27, 2023
Pitching for the implementation of Uniform Civil Code, which has been part of BJP's election manifestos, PM Modi said today that it doesn't work to have "different set of rules for different members of a family" and a country can't run on two laws.
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250811-Jalgaon-lynching of Pathan after being seen with Hindu woman at cafe
A 21-year-old Muslim man was on Monday beaten to death allegedly by members of a Hindutva group in the town of Jamner in Maharashtra’s Jalgaon district. The perpetrators allegedly assaulted Suleman Rahim Khan Pathan after he was seen with a Hindu woman from the same village at a cafe
250114-Yavatmal
Two Muslim-owned restaurants in Wani, Yavatmal, were forcibly shut down by members of the Bajrang Dal
2501XX-Mumbai-Kurla
At the “Samrast Yatra” event in Kurla, Mumbai, organised by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal, a Jain monk disseminated hate speech rife with anti-Muslim propaganda.
250200-Rane
Rane’s speeches continued throughout the month of February, spreading more hateful conspiracy theories, and even suggesting that if Muslims “looked at Hindus in an incorrect manner,” they would face consequences. He stated that, “Our government is very bad. What is going on around I am aware of everything. You don’t have to struggle. Wherever something wrong is happening, wherever someone tries to slaughter a cow, wherever someone tries to smuggle, wherever green snakes try to wriggle, just make one call, and leave the rest of the arrangements to me., https://cjp.org.in/the-role-of-leaders-in-spreading-divisive-rhetoric/