Benoy Vishwam, MP, has said that the implementation of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) is dangerous for the future of independent India and declared that the Left parties will resist efforts to force it upon citizens.
Inaugurating a symposium on ‘Uniform Civil Code: How to counter the Hindutva agenda’ in Kozhikode on Tuesday, he said the track record of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of harassing minorities was the reason for apprehensions about UCC.
“They claim that UCC is the only solution to gender discrimination faced by women from minority communities. They have cited the mention of UCC in Article 44 of the Indian Constitution, but failed to note that it also speaks against discrimination in the name of financial status and positions of power among others. Let the BJP address those discriminations before venturing into UCC,” he said.
