Owasi responded while addressing the media in Hyderabad on Friday, where he submitted his partisan response and retired judge Gopala Godas’ legal opinion on the subject to the Law Commission.
Updated – Saturday, July 15th at 10:25am
Hyderabad: AIMIM chairman Asaduddin Owaisi slammed Center’s Narendra Modi-led government for proposing to implement the Uniform Civil Code, saying the Uniform Civil Code is a political exercise, The aim is to shift the debate away from key issues of poverty, unemployment and inflation. Owasi responded while addressing the media in Hyderabad on Friday, where he submitted his partisan response and retired judge Gopala Godas’ legal opinion on the subject to the Law Commission.
Asaduddin Owaisi said, “While the 22nd Law Commission’s circular dated June 14, 2023 had solicited opinions and ideas on the issue of unifying the Civil Code, the Law Commission’s circular did not present any proposal to solicit opinions but only Reference to prior notice of the 21st Law Commission. “It is no coincidence that it has been nearly 5 full years since the Law Commission last reviewed the subject of the Uniform Civil Code. Like clockwork, every time a general election is months away, the BJP-led government raises the issue of the UC and seeks to spoil the mood ahead of the election and polarize voters. “
He said that Justice Chauhan, who served as the chairman of the 21st Legal Committee after the consultation document, specifically pointed out that it is neither necessary nor appropriate to formulate a unified civil code at this stage. The 22nd Law Commission doesn’t even say what the Uniform Civil Code is. During the debate in the Constituent Assembly, one of BR Ambedkar’s proposals was that Parliament could make the Uniform Civil Code optional and available to those who wish to opt out of personal law.
There is a difference between uniform law and common law. BR Ambedkar himself stated that UCC should be optional and not mandatory. There are laws for every crime, but they are not uniformly enforced.
“You cannot use Article 44 to take away my basic rights,” he said.
Owasi further stated, “The current exercise has no constitutional basis, it is just a political exercise aimed at triggering public debate on sensitive issues before the election of the Lok Sabha in order to shift the focus of the debate away from poverty, unemployment issues.” , inflation and other problems facing the country. He added that UCC will eliminate different customs. He said that tribes in different parts of the country have turned against UCC. He challenged Prime Minister Modi and said, “Let the prime minister come to Adilabad in Telangana, Presenting the UCC implementation to the Gond community”.
Owasi also asked Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant to repeal the local Uniform Civil Code and asked the BJP to inform the tribes in the northeastern states about the UCC exercise. Owasi also challenged the chief minister of Assam, who is about to introduce a bill to ban polygamy, to implement it in Assam.
Asaduddin Owaisi also slammed Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan for his remarks on the UCC. As governor-general, he said, he should not be paying too much praise to the government. He should resign as governor and formally join BJP. ’ He took a quip at Congress, saying, “If Congress is unclear about the UCC, then it is sending a good message to the country: It is unclear.” It sends a great message to the tribe: it’s not clear, and it’s confusing itself. “
