Uniform Civil Code has been vociferously discussed prior to Independence. The idea however never took off. Is UCC the answer to a country as diverse as ours? Will it accommodate the best practices of all personal laws and queer rights? What would be BJP's ultimate take on it? Our issue will let you find the answers.
The Uniform Civil Code (UCC) has been discussed since before Independence, with calls for a unified legal structure covering various aspects for all citizens regardless of religion. However, the concept never gained significant support. The UCC is now being revisited by political parties, but the challenges of implementing uniform personal laws for a diverse population of 1.4 billion people, including different religions and castes, remain unanswered.
Feminists movements first welcomed the idea of a Uniform Civil Code. But as right-wingers hijacked the proposal, they retracted and called for reforms in personal laws instead
The proposed Uniform Civil Code is part of a patriarchal Hindu nationalist agenda to give community land to corporates in the name of women’s rights
The Uniform Civil Code should be put on the back-burner and the focus should be on the codification of different personal laws
What we need is a UCC that is acceptable to all sections of society, gender and communities
India, with its incredible religious and cultural diversity, could benefit from a Uniform Civil Code. How urgent is our need for the same?
It is crucial to look at how millions of indigenous people would be affected if Uniform Civil Code gets implemented
The UCC is not a bad idea as such. But in a pluri-national and multi-religious nation like India, it may not be the best option
The argument for a Uniform Civil Code in Karnataka has polarised voters along religious lines
The Christian community feels that a Uniform Civil Code will interfere with its personal laws, especially when it comes to divorce
Trans, bisexual, queer and lesbian women and others remain outside of the purview of a ‘feminist’ UCC
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