The introduction of unified civil laws in India’s marriage, divorce, and inheritance patchwork is a long -standing BJP goal.
The Uttarkand state in Northern India has begun implementing a common civil law to replace religious law. This is a movement that is likely to cause anxiety among the minorities of Indian Muslims.
Uttarkand’s Prime Minister Pushkal Shin Dami, who attended a press conference on Monday, which announced the enactment of the so -called unified civil law (UCC), said it would bring “equality.”
“This code is not against the religion or religion. Dami, who belongs to Narendra Modi’s Baratia Janata Party (BJP), added:
The introduction of UCCs to replace India’s marriage, divorce, and inheritance patchwork has been a long -standing goal for BJP.
In February of last year, Uttarakand Congress has passed a common civil law, bringing a unified rule of citizen relationships, including marriage, divorce, and inheritance in all religions, and enabled a resident registration.
Uttarkand is the second Indian nation that implements such laws. Gore is the only country of the country that already has the general civil law introduced when he was a Portugal colony.
The crime law is all the same, but many Hindu, more than 200 million Muslims, Christians (approximately 26 million), and tribal communities are influenced by religious textbooks and cultural customs. Follow the Civil Code.
“Completely biased toward Muslims”
The supporters are the same as others, as UCC demands Muslim women the polygamy system, set the equal property inheritance right of his son and daughter, and performs a divorce process in a civil court. He says he gives the right.
However, experts say, for example, this law has not challenged the provisions of the family in the Hindu Civil Code. For example, the guardian of a minor boy or an unmarried girl, and after him, he just goes to his mother.
Namrata Mukherjee, a Senior Resident Fello at the Vidhi Legal Policy Center, told Al Jazeera to Al Jazeera, after the UTTARAKHAND law was passed last year.
“Technically, the unified civil law must have a standard for the marriage, divorce, and succession of all people, regardless of religious identity, but religious minorities, especially Islam. She has selectively banned the relocation of the relocation and customs, and has been crime. “
Therefore, Muslim leaders, the BJP pushed the agenda, blamed them as “Hindu’s code”, and impersonated UCC to other religious organizations. It is currently permitted marriage, divorce, adoption, and their own rules. Inheritance.
JAMIAT ULAMA-I-Hind, the largest social religion Muslim organization in India, stated that the laws in Uttarkand were “attacks on the freedom of citizens’ religion.”
“This law is completely based on discrimination and prejudice,” said Jamit, adding a statement in both the State High Court and India Supreme Court.
ASMA Zehra, President of All India Muslim Women Association, told AFP News that the law was “an attack on our identity.”
She said this movement would cause a “big challenge” to Muslim women, leading to a dispute between state law and their religion.
“The law is completely biased toward Muslims and is a manifestation of Islamic phobia,” she added.
The law is also obliged to register a relationship between the lives of the living, or if not, faces a three -month sentence or fine.
“It is absolutely contrary to the rights of privacy and personal autonomy,” said senior lawyer Gita Rutra, adding the state that “the citizens should not enter the area of what the citizens do and what they do.” Ta.
