Asaduddin Owaisi, the head of AIMIM, said on Tuesday that there have been exaggerated allegations that the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) is necessary to teach Muslims a lesson, but in fact, the common law would negatively impact non-Muslims, which is bad for India.
The Hyderabad MP said that if UCC is implemented since it would damage non-Muslims’ personal laws, non-Muslims will suffer more than Muslims. This was stated during a conference held by AIMIM in the Maharashtra city of Aurangabad.
“It is said that the UCC will teach Muslims a lesson, but the whole nation will not benefit from this common law. If UCC is implemented, non-Muslims would be the ones who struggle rather than Muslims. Our identities in the nation are being erased, according to Owaisi, who made this remark.
Speakers from other groups also attended the event, which was organized by All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen member and MP Imtiaz Jaleel from Aurangabad.
“According to our prime minister, the nation cannot have two sets of laws. Although there are two sets of laws (English and Scottish), this did not make England weaker. Singapore, Israel, and Sri Lanka each have their own laws, according to Owaisi.
He said that non-Muslims would no longer have access to the customary rights they already have under personal laws.
The rights of Sikhs, Christians, and adivasis will also be greatly reduced. An integrated Hindu business family receives a tax break. The value of the refund was Rs 3,065 crore in 2015. If the UCC is implemented, Hindus would lose access to this refund, Owaisi said.
North-eastern states would be exempt from the UCC’s jurisdiction, according to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, but the administration hasn’t specified what it plans to do regarding adivasis residing elsewhere in the nation.
Owaisi requested that the chief minister of Maharashtra, Eknath Sinde, and the deputy chief ministers, Devendra Fadnavis and (Ajit) Pawar, educate the state’s tribals about the UCC and gauge their response.
He referred to those (from the Muslim community) who seek the government’s favor on UCC as “Sarkari Musalman”.
The AIMIM chairman said, “Such people sit in Delhi and claim there is no loss due to UCC.”
In support of UCC, Owaisi said that polygamy among Muslims had never been documented.
The UCC, according to the local MP Jaleel, is unnecessary. He also accused the government of separating people based on their castes and faiths and of bringing up election-related topics like triple talaq, hijab, and CAA.
He said that even the Law Commission believes UCC is unnecessary.
“I believe that the administration is threatening the commission by stating that if you don’t want the UCC, we won’t want the Law Commission. Because we (the government) are both the Commission and the law,” said Jaleel.