It is unfortunate that IUML & some other parties are opposing common civil code.
This provision is in the Constitution drafted by Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar. Article 44 is very clear. The directive principle recommends that there should be one civil law for all the citizens of India.
It is not a religious issue, but an issue of rights, dignity, and justice to women essentially.
CPM and CPI were supporting earlier the concept of common civil code. Now they are playing politics and taking a U-turn to play the vote bank politics.
In India, common civil code exists and is practised in Goa and Puducherry. All religions including Muslims are practising without any complaint. When two states of India are practising and giving dignity, rights, and justice to woman, why these parties are playing politics?
This means that these parties do not want women to get rights and dignity.
It is essentially about marriage, divorce, inheritance, and adoption.
Law commission has invited suggestions from public. All parties and citizens can give their suggestions till the 14th of July. When such an open democratic process is observed, why people are opposing when there is no draft law presented yet. Directive principles provided in the Constitution expects that all these principles should be implemented after passage of certain time.
We are celebrating 75 years of independence, which is the fittest occasion for converting directive principle into law.
Supreme Court time in again has given its opinion emphatically that government should make a law as early as possible. In Shah Bano case Supreme Court observed that it is sad, that Article 44 is practically dead. In numerous other important judgements, the Supreme Court has repeated its stand again and again.
Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar has said clearly that this is not a religious issue but an issue of equal rights.
It is unfortunate that IUML and other parties are playing opportunistic vote bank politics.
Implementation of UCC is fulfilment of the dream and vision of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar.
