BJP MP in Rajya Sabha makes case for Uniform Civil Code

A BJP Rajya Sabha MP on Thursday urged the government to analyse the best features of all religions, compile and adopt them as a Uniform Civil Code

BJP Rajya Sabha member K C Ramamurthy on Thursday urged the Centre to bring in uniform civil code.

“The Supreme Court observed in the Shah Bano case that, a common civil code will help the cause of national integration by removing disparate loyalties to laws which have conflicting ideologies,” Ramamurthy said in Rajya Sabha.

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"The US, UK and many European countries have a uniform civil code. Even Goa is implementing the uniform civil code. There are misconceptions about a uniform civil code, which needs to be explained to all religions. The Centre should analyse the best features from all religions, compile and adopt them in the form of a code called the Uniform Civil Code, in the interest of public," he said during special mention.

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“The objective of a uniform civil code is to unify fragmented personal laws for marriage, divorce, custody, adoption, inheritance, etc., and cover civil and human rights issues, because personal laws of different religions are dissimilar and hence violate article 14 of the Constitution which guarantees equality before law,” he said.

“A uniform civil code is needed because age of marriage is not uniform and is not religion-neutral and gender-neutral, divorce is not uniform even though it is a civil and human rights issue, alimony is not religion and gender-neutral, inheritance of property is not equal among all religions and adoption is also different in different religions,” he said.

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