Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan has said that the Bharatiya Janata Party is trying to create division in society through the Uniform Civil Code (UCC). Speaking to mediapersons in Kannur, he said in Kerala, the Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] was treading the same path as the BJP with regards to the UCC by stirring up communalism.
The Law Commission appointed by the Narendra Modi government in 2018 had stated that there was no need to implement the UCC. The Congress held the same view. However, even before the draft Bill was out, the BJP was discussing UCC ahead of the elections to create division among people and take political advantage. The BJP was trying to make it a Hindu-Muslim issue, Mr. Satheesan said.
The Leader of the Opposition said that the implementation of the UCC would affect not just Muslims, but other caste and religious groups as well. No one should fall in that trap.
