'He Should Resign If...': Owaisi Slams Kerala Guv Arif Mohammed Khan Over His Views On UCC

Owaisi also slammed the NDA government at the centre over its proposal to implement UCC and said AIMIM has sent its response to the Law Commission.

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi ( Image Source :PTI )

New Delhi: AIMIM Chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Friday lashed out at Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan over his views on Uniform Civil Code (UCC) and said if he has to “shower praises” on a government, then he can resign from his post and officially join BJP, news agency ANI reported. “As a Governor, he should not be showering praises on a government. He should resign from the governorship and officially join BJP,” ANI quoted Owaisi as saying. His remarks come a day after the Kerala governor said people should be encouraged to voice their concerns on UCC and the government will take care of the sensitivities.

#WATCH | On Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan's statement on UCC, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi says, "As a Governor he should not be showering praises on a Government. He should resign from the Governorship and officially join BJP..." https://t.co/GRNKQmOI1l pic.twitter.com/3ldD74kWAe

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According to a report by The New Indian Express, Khan said the UCC should be implemented not just because it is part of the directive principles, but also because the existing legal arrangement violates the fundamental right of equality.

“My stand is the same which is spelled out in the Constitution of India which makes it obligatory for the State to secure a uniform civil code for all citizens throughout the territory of India,” The New Indian Express quoted Khan as saying.

Owaisi also slammed the NDA government at the Centre over its proposal to implement UCC and said it is just a tactic to divert people’s attention from issues such as “poverty, unemployment, price-rise and Chinese intrusion”, news agency PTI reported.

He also said that AIMIM has sent its response to the Law Commission’s appeal for suggestions on the UCC.

“Our belief is that this political exercise which is going on is to impose an unnecessary 'mahol' (atmosphere) in the country before Lok Sabha elections so that the public attention is diverted from issues such as poverty, unemployment, price-rise, and China which has occupied our land,” PTI quoted the AIMIM chief as saying.

“This is not a coincidence that exactly after five years again the Law commission is undertaking this exercise. Like a clockwork, five or six months before the general elections BJP raises this issue. The aim is to vitiate the atmosphere and polarise the electorate so that they reap political gains in the coming 2024 elections,” he added.