Uniform Civil Code

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar urges immediate implementation of Uniform Civil Code, emphasising its significance for the country's values and governance

One cannot impose a common law and ask others to follow it, says Samastha Kerala Jem Iyyathul Ulama

Minister of State for External Affairs and Culture, Meenakshi Lekhi emphasized that the UCC law is essential for ensuring justice and equality for women.

Reforms of personal laws have been resisted by misogynistic, medieval mentalities, male ulemas and power-hungry elite Muslim pressure groups

NEW DELHI: The 22nd Law Commission of India has embarked on an examination of the Uniform Civil Code, following a reference received from the Ministry of Law and Justice. The Uniform Civil Code aims to implement uniform personal laws that would be applicable to all citizens without any discrimination based on religion, gender, caste, etc. […]

Implementation of Uniform Civil Code has been a contentious issue in India, with various religious groups opposing it

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Kirodi Lal Meena introduced a private member bill for the implementation of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in India amid protests from the Opposition bench in the Rajya Sabha on Friday. In protest, opposition MPs argued that the bill would destroy the secular fabric of the country. They urged Rajya […]

Bharatiya Janata Party will introduce Uniform Civil Code in the state of Himachal if voted to power, announced National Party President JP Nadda on Sunday at its manifesto release. It also promised to conduct survey of Waqf properties in the state to check their illegal use. #HimachalPolls: BJP releases manifesto for hills state. BJP national […]

DEHRADUN: The Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) election promise of implementing the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) will soon be a reality in Uttarakhand, chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said on Tuesday. Speaking at an event in New Delhi, Dhami said that the Uttarakhand unit of the BJP had, in the last Assembly polls, promised to the […]

The topic of Uniform Civil Code (UCC) dates back to the colonial period and later made its presence felt during post-independent India era where mostly women representatives in parliament, B.R. Ambedkar and Jawahar Lal Nehru spoke in favor of it. However, due to lack of consensus, UCC was introduced under Article 44 of the Directive Principles of […]