Kerala CM To Move Resolution Against UCC In State Assembly

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will
move a resolution against the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in the state assembly
today, on Tuesday (August 8). The Kerala CM in the past had objected to reports
that Central government wanted to introduce a bill on UCC in the Parliament
during the Monsoon session of Parliament. However, the Central government could
not do so due to a lack of UCC draft, said reports.

All parties except BJP
against UCC, claims Kerala MP

Speaking on the issue, Congress MP M Suresh said, “In Kerala,
all the parties, except BJP, are against Uniform Civil Code (UCC).We are
against the UCC. In Kerala, there are a lot of agitations going on UCC, which
is reflected in the Kerala Assembly also.”

The Kerala CM has time and again spoken
against the Uniform Civil Code (UCC). Last month, when talks about UCC gathered
steam, the Kerala CM asked all MPs from Kerala to take a united stand against
the UCC. The Kerala CM had said that laws such as UCC were being planned to be
introduced in the country by BJP without due consultation with people of
different castes and groups and that it was causing anxiety among the
minorities. The Kerala CM was speaking at the meeting of MPs from Kerala who
had gathered to discuss issues ahead of Monsoon session of Parliament The UCC is among one of the core promises of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for a long time. Along with the abtrogation of Article 370 from Jammu and Kashmir and the construction of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, the UCC has been an issue extremely important for BJP’s parent organisation Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi too has made a push for the UCC, saying that one country could not have different laws for different people.