Kerala Muslim physique signifies opposition to Uniform Civil Code
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MALAPPURAM/KOCHI: Muslim organisations look like staunchly towards the Centre’s push for a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) within the nation, with the Samastha Kerala Jem-iyyathul Ulama — a Sunni-Shafi’i scholarly physique — on Sunday indicating its opposition to the proposed legislation.
The opposition Congress within the state too mentioned that UCC was not required and that the social gathering had indicated its opposition to the identical since 2018.
Leader of Opposition within the state meeting V D Satheesan mentioned that senior Congress chief and social gathering common secretary in-charge of Communications, Jairam Ramesh, had again in 2018 mentioned that UCC was not required.
“That is our stand even now,” he mentioned.
He mentioned that whereas the BJP-ruled Centre was making an attempt to divide individuals via such measures, it was the Congress which was making an attempt to unify the individuals of the nation.
“It was a Congress leader — Rahul Gandhi — who went to meet the people of violence-hit Manipur. The PM is still silent on what is going on there.” Satheesan mentioned.
Meanwhile, the Samastha’s stand comes within the wake of the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), Congress ally and a member of opposition UDF in Kerala, and the Imam of the Palayam Juma Masjid talking out towards the UCC.
Muhammad Jifri Muthukkoya, president of Samastha Kerala Jem-iyyathul Ulama, advised reporters right here right now that not simply Muslims, however even different religions — Christianity, Buddhism, Jainism, and many others, — wouldn’t have the ability to settle for the UCC.
He mentioned that so far as Muslims have been involved, marriages, divorce, inheritance or succession are all a part of their faith and there are specific guidelines and rules which must be adopted for them to grow to be legitimate.
“So when they’re made a part of public legislation, part of the faith will probably be misplaced. Muslims can not comply with that.
They can not settle for or agree with any legislation that takes away part of their faith as marriages, inheritance and succession are a part of their religion.
“Not just Muslims, I believe even other religions — Chritians, Buddhists, Jains, etc — would find it difficult to accept the UCC,” he contended.
Even tribals have their very own legal guidelines and guidelines concerning marriages and inheritance, he mentioned.
In these circumstances, it will be troublesome for any faith to simply accept it and “there might arise a situation where a huge public agitation, including everyone not in favour of UCC, may have to be initiated against it”, he mentioned.
Earlier this week, the IUML had termed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s push for implementing UCC within the nation as an election agenda forward of the Lok Sabha polls subsequent 12 months as he has nothing to indicate for his nine-year governance.
The IUML leaders mentioned that UCC was “not a Muslim issue”, however Modi was making an attempt to challenge it as one.
A few days after that, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan too termed the UCC as an “electoral agenda” and urged the Centre to withdraw from its transfer to impose it.
A day previous to that, Palayam Juma Masjid Imam V P Suhaib Moulavi mentioned that implementation of the UCC can be a violation of the individuals’s basic rights.
In the wake of the opposition to UCC from varied quarters in Kerala, Union Minister of State (MoS) for Parliamentary Affairs V Muraleedharan on Saturday appealed to the Muslim group in Kerala to not fall for the propaganda mounted by the ruling CPI (M) and others towards the UCC.
He claimed that the Centre’s transfer to implement the UCC was not with an eye fixed on the overall elections scheduled to be held subsequent 12 months.
MALAPPURAM/KOCHI: Muslim organisations look like staunchly towards the Centre’s push for a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) within the nation, with the Samastha Kerala Jem-iyyathul Ulama — a Sunni-Shafi’i scholarly physique — on Sunday indicating its opposition to the proposed legislation.
The opposition Congress within the state too mentioned that UCC was not required and that the social gathering had indicated its opposition to the identical since 2018.
Leader of Opposition within the state meeting V D Satheesan mentioned that senior Congress chief and social gathering common secretary in-charge of Communications, Jairam Ramesh, had again in 2018 mentioned that UCC was not required.googletag.cmd.push(operate() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );
“That is our stand even now,” he mentioned.
He mentioned that whereas the BJP-ruled Centre was making an attempt to divide individuals via such measures, it was the Congress which was making an attempt to unify the individuals of the nation.
“It was a Congress leader — Rahul Gandhi — who went to meet the people of violence-hit Manipur. The PM is still silent on what is going on there.” Satheesan mentioned.
Meanwhile, the Samastha’s stand comes within the wake of the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), Congress ally and a member of opposition UDF in Kerala, and the Imam of the Palayam Juma Masjid talking out towards the UCC.
Muhammad Jifri Muthukkoya, president of Samastha Kerala Jem-iyyathul Ulama, advised reporters right here right now that not simply Muslims, however even different religions — Christianity, Buddhism, Jainism, and many others, — wouldn’t have the ability to settle for the UCC.
He mentioned that so far as Muslims have been involved, marriages, divorce, inheritance or succession are all a part of their faith and there are specific guidelines and rules which must be adopted for them to grow to be legitimate.
“So when they’re made a part of public legislation, part of the faith will probably be misplaced. Muslims can not comply with that.
They can not settle for or agree with any legislation that takes away part of their faith as marriages, inheritance and succession are a part of their religion.
“Not just Muslims, I believe even other religions — Chritians, Buddhists, Jains, etc — would find it difficult to accept the UCC,” he contended.
Even tribals have their very own legal guidelines and guidelines concerning marriages and inheritance, he mentioned.
In these circumstances, it will be troublesome for any faith to simply accept it and “there might arise a situation where a huge public agitation, including everyone not in favour of UCC, may have to be initiated against it”, he mentioned.
Earlier this week, the IUML had termed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s push for implementing UCC within the nation as an election agenda forward of the Lok Sabha polls subsequent 12 months as he has nothing to indicate for his nine-year governance.
The IUML leaders mentioned that UCC was “not a Muslim issue”, however Modi was making an attempt to challenge it as one.
A few days after that, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan too termed the UCC as an “electoral agenda” and urged the Centre to withdraw from its transfer to impose it.
A day previous to that, Palayam Juma Masjid Imam V P Suhaib Moulavi mentioned that implementation of the UCC can be a violation of the individuals’s basic rights.
In the wake of the opposition to UCC from varied quarters in Kerala, Union Minister of State (MoS) for Parliamentary Affairs V Muraleedharan on Saturday appealed to the Muslim group in Kerala to not fall for the propaganda mounted by the ruling CPI (M) and others towards the UCC.
He claimed that the Centre’s transfer to implement the UCC was not with an eye fixed on the overall elections scheduled to be held subsequent 12 months.
