The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) on Sunday stated that the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) is neither appropriate nor helpful for an enormous multi-religious nation like India.
The Muslim Board stated that the UCC is in opposition to the elemental proper to apply faith enshrined within the Constitution.
“India is a multi-faith nation, and each citizen is assured to apply and profess his religion and spiritual beliefs and to behave and propagate them.
A Uniform Civil Code is neither appropriate nor helpful for an enormous multi-religious nation like India. Any try on this path is in opposition to the elemental rights enshrined in our Constitution,” the AIMPLB stated in a decision handed on the second and final day of its twenty seventh public session.
The board stated in a press release that the federal government shouldn’t, immediately or not directly, try and implement the Uniform Civil Code partly or in complete, doing so can be utterly unacceptable.
The AIMPLB additionally tried to attract the federal government’s consideration to the insults of Prophet Muhammad by some mischievous individuals”, and lamented that the federal government had didn’t take any steps, which may probably act as a deterrent.
“This perspective of communal forces is totally unacceptable. This quantities to creating discord within the nation and is in opposition to the pursuits of nationalism and patriotism.
It states that any insult to Prophet Muhammad is sure to harm the feelings of Muslims around the globe and tarnish the picture of the nation.
It additionally demanded the federal government to punish these displaying disrespect to holy figures and a regulation to cope with the difficulty.
The board additionally requested the federal government and the judiciary to chorus from deciphering the holy texts, saying solely spiritual authorities are certified to take action.
It states that that is an infringement of the spiritual rights of the residents.
The board additionally famous that some Muslim preachers had been falsely implicated in forcible conversions, even when the converts didn’t complain to the police about being compelled.
The Board expressed concern over crimes in opposition to ladies within the nation and stated that dowry deaths are on the rise, urging the federal government to enact legal guidelines for the protection of ladies.
It stated it was the obligation of the state to guard minorities and termed the injury precipitated to temples in Bangladesh as “regrettable”.
Last month, a mob allegedly attacked an ISKCON temple in Bangladesh’s Noakhali district, killing one in every of its members.
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It known as the persecution of Muslims in Tripura “condemnable”.
Maulana Rabe Hasan Nadvi was re-elected because the chairman of the board in a public session held right here on the primary day (Saturday).
Maulana Khalid Saifullah has crammed the publish of General Secretary, which fell vacant after the demise of Maulana Wali Rahmani.
Maulana Arshad Madani crammed the publish of Vice President, which had fallen vacant after the demise of Maulana Kalbe Sadiq.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
