'States Should Implement It First Before Nationwide Rollout': Amit Shah's Big Statement On UCC Ahead Of LS Polls

Lok Sabha Elections: Amit Shah said that UCC is a very big social reform and is going to have a big impact on the diverse society of India.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah.

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Lok Sabha Elections: Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Tuesday that the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) will be implemented across the country but it should be first implemented in states before nationwide rollout. Shah said that the law on UCC has been mentioned in Bharatiya Janata Party's poll manifesto and they have been reiterating the promise since 1950. Calling UCC a very big social reform, the BJP leader said that it will have a big impact on the diverse society of India.   

"UCC is a very big social reform. This is going to have a big impact on the diverse society of India. We have made the UCC law in Uttarakhand. Naturally, the law will undergo social, political, and legal scrutiny. In all three places, political debate, social debate, and legal debate are crucial," the Union Minister said in an exclusive Interview to ABP News.

"The truth that will come out after the three debates, even if there is a need for changes in the law, can be contemplated. Or if it is decided that the law is right, then we want UCC to be implemented nationwide. But first, some state governments from different social structures should implement it in states, and after that, it should be implemented in the country. But we have mentioned it in our poll manifesto that we will make efforts to implement UCC in the country, and we have been saying this since 1950 because the makers of the constitution have given us this responsibility," he further stated.  

Amit Shah questioned the implementation of Muslim personal law and claimed that it has been half implemented. He further emphasised that India is a secular country and there cannot be a law based on religion in this country.   

"This is a secular country, and in this country there cannot be a law based on religion, and the people who are against UCC are unaware that they have implemented half Muslim personal law. Why have they not included personal law in criminal law? You should include personal law in criminal law. You have to cut the hands of thieves, kill the rapists using stones. Did not take personal law in criminal law and they only took it in civil law,” Shah said.