UCC Is Majoritarian Law Unacceptable And Unconstitutional: AIMIM

Mumbai/Hyderabad, Feb 26 (Maxim News): On the second and concluding session of the AIMIM National Convention passed the resolution, stating that the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) is a majoritarian law that will outlaw personal laws of minorities while protecting Hindu family law, this is unacceptable and unconstitutional.

The resolution stated that inheritance, adoption, marriage, divorce, etc are all inherent parts of culture and cannot be outlawed, it was never intended to be mandatory Dr.B.R. Ambedkar had clearly specified in the constituent assembly that UCC will not be mandatory. A voluntary uniform civil code already exists in India in the form of various laws. Special Marriage Act, Indian Succession Act, Juvenile Justice Act, etc. If individuals wish not to be subject to personal laws, they have the option to choose to marry, bequeath, divorce, and adopt under non-religious laws. It stated that the Constitution talks about “uniform” and not “common” equality does not mean “Sameness”; it requires substantive efforts in the form of education, economic progress, and social reform. These two efforts should not be confused in the garb of UCC, a majoritarian agenda cannot be pushed forward.

India’s soul is its diversity and pluralism. A Uniform Civil Code will be a disaster. A single law cannot govern our astoundingly diverse and populous country.

In another resolution, on the issue of Love Jihad and Freedom of Religion, the AIMIM stated that in the name of freedom of religion and the bogey of “Love Jihad” various state governments have introduced draconian laws that interfere with the right to freedom of conscience, the right to choose a spouse/partner and the right to propagate one’s religion. Many individuals have been arrested and are languishing in prison unjustifiably. The laws are being used to prosecute Muslims and Christians. As the laws are anti-ethical to secularism. AIMIM calls for the repeal of such laws and condemns bad faith action by state governments targeting religious scholars and inter-faith couples.

ASKED TELANGANA GOVT TO INCREASE MUSLIM RESERVATION TO 12 PERCENT

As part of the resolution demanding reservations for Muslims in education and jobs, the AIMIM asked the Telangana government to increase Muslim Reservations from the present 4 percent to 12 percent as promised.

The resolution stated that the successive commission/committee reports have established the social, educational, and economic backwardness of Indian Muslims. This includes the Ranganath Misra Commission Report, Sachar Committee Report, and the Kundu Committee Report.

However, the Central and various state governments have refused to provide reservations in order to increase the representation of Muslims in education and public employment. Moreover, other communities with similar (or lower) levels of deprivation continue to enjoy reservations while the same is denied to Muslims. It cited the example of Maharashtra where the Mahmoodur Rahman Committee clearly established that Muslims of Maharashtra is one of the most backward groups in the state. In 2014, the Bombay High Court upheld reservations for Muslims. It pointed out that the Maharashtra government has gone out of its way and provided reservations to Marathas in spite of the Supreme Court striking down reservations for Marathas. Similarly, the government of Rajasthan has not introduced reservations for backward Muslim groups such as Muslim Mirasi, Manganar, lengha, Dadhi, Damami, Mir, Rana, Baili, Barot, and Nagarchi. In Uttar Pradesh, Muslim groups are the most backward, but the benefits of reservations have been cornered by one or two castes. Dalit Muslims and Christians should have the right to be classified as Scheduled Castes. The Union government must include all such Muslim groups in the Central list that are listed as backward at the state level. The Union government must also carry out sub-classification in the Central OBC list to ensure that the most backward get the highest bracket of reservation and the dominant/forward castes get the least in the sub-classification.

BAN ORGANISATIONS PARTICIPATING IN REPEATED HATE SPEECH

AIMIM also demanded that the Union Home Minister should ban criminal organizations participating in violence and repeated hate speech and arrest their leaders, provide compensation to the victims of majoritarian violence, and rehabilitate the families of those persons who have been lynched or killed in the name of Hindutva. Strengthen the implementation of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, and amend the protection of the Civil Rights Act to protect individuals from religion-based discrimination. Take exemplary action against office bearers, MPs, MLAs, etc. who indulge in hate speech against minorities and Dalits. ensure that the Prime Minister and Chief Ministers of respective states speak out against hate speech and take immediate action in their capacity as Chief Executive.

AIMIM strongly condemns the continuing and increasing attacks against Muslims and other minorities and Dalits across India and said these sections are facing increasing violence at the hands of state authorities and non-state vigilante groups connected to the Sangh Parivar. These attacks include attacks on Mosques and Churches and religious symbols such as Azaan, Hijab, Halal meat, etc. Such violence has forced minorities and Dalits to live in fear and has denied them their fundamental human rights to life, livelihood, property, privacy, and religious freedom. These attacks have also targeted the important symbols of faith of various communities such as the prophet Mohammed for Muslims and the statues of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar among others. (Maxim News)

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