Minority Women
"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.
Flavia Agnes, an eminent scholar of family laws and women’s rights lawyer, has questioned the timing and intention of raking up the Uniform Civil Code in the context of the general elections in 2024. Interestingly, the Modi government has done nothing on the suggestions of the 21st Law Commission Report that called for ending gender discrimination and removing unequal property rights.
by Abhay Kumar
https://thewire.in/rights/ucc-bogey-muslim-bashing-electoral-needs-flavia-agnes
28/06/2023
"Reform Personal Law first "Uniform Civil Code Modi government's Next Move? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufUOEMbFkTY Mojo Story
17.6.2023 The Law Commission of India has issued a public notice and has sought opinions on the much debated & controversial Uniform Civil Code. Barkha Dutt speaks to Prof Faizan Mustafa on the Uniform Civil Code and whether it is time for India to have a UCC.
Prof Faizan Mustafa is an Indian academic, constitutional expert and legal scholar. He is the former Vice-Chancellor of NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad.
Implementing Uniform Civil Code a difficult task in country like India’ https://telanganatoday.com/implementing-uniform-civil-code-difficult-task-in-a-country-like-india 16.2.23 Prof. Faizan Mustafa said implementing Uniform Civil Code was a difficult task in a country like India where every region has a different culture
IMSD supports UCC which is Religion Neutral & Gender Just. June 26, 2023
Press Statement
Ironically, in secular India the ulema continue to cling to medieval, patriarchal notions of gender relations in the name of Islam. Contrary to their false claims Muslim Personal Law is not God-given but man made.
In recent decades, a large and growing number of Muslim countries, including some which call themselves Islamic states, have reformed their family laws.
Millions of believing, practising Muslims today are citizens of western democracies where there are no separate family laws for Muslims.
IMSD calls upon secular political parties not to fall in the trap set by the BJP.
Law Commission’s report on Uniform Civil Code — undesirable and unnecessary https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/law-commissions-report-on-uniform-civil-code-undesirable-and-unnecessary-8680821/ June 23, 2023 Flavia Agnes writes: In the five years since the 21st Law Commission submitted its report, the government has not followed up on any of its recommendations.
The Commission had commented, “Mere existence of difference does not imply discrimination, but is indicative of a robust democracy”. It had noted that most countries are moving towards the recognition of difference in place of legal provisions that are founded on uniformity between culturally diverse people — these are unfair to the weaker and vulnerable sections.
It underlined that rather than enacting a UCC, family laws of every religion must be reformed to make them gender-just. It talked about the uniformity of rights, not laws. The Commission’s consultation paper emphasised that celebration of diversity must not disadvantage specific groups and “women must be guaranteed their freedom of faith without any compromise on their right to equality”.