"UCC as important for the country as scrapping Art 370 for Kashmir" : Former Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani
"I believe that there should be a UCC , From Jana Sangh till today, our ideology has been that if India has to move forward, there should be only one law for every citizen, only then the integrity of all of us will be saved," Vijay Rupani said.
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Gandhinagar, Nov 30: Gujarat's former Chief Minister Vijay Rupani on Tuesday (Nov 29) backed the party's decision to implement the Uniform Civil Code ( UCC ) in the state by saying that UCC is necessary for the country's unity just like scrapping of Article 370 was in Jammu and Kashmir.
"I believe that there should be a Uniform Civil Code. From Jana Sangh till today, our ideology has been that if India has to move forward, there should be only one law for every citizen, only then the integrity of all of us will be saved," Vijay Rupani said. "There should be a common civil code, there should be one law, and there should be different laws for different religions," he added. Lashing out at political parties practising appeasement, Rupani said, "The country is not benefitted from appeasement politics. Appeasement leads to friction between two religions, so it is better that a common civil code is implemented."
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Taking note of the abrogation of Article 370 in August 2019, Rupani said, "We used to hear the drawbacks of Article 370 since Jana Sangh days. Kashmir is an integral part of India. Article 370 was destroying our integrity. And this is the reason why our government abolished Article 370 from Kashmir in the interest of the country. In the same way, the UCC is necessary for the unity of the country, so the Gujarat government will take the initiative." Earlier on Saturday (Nov 26), the Bharatiya Janata Party released the party's manifesto for the upcoming Gujarat Assembly polls, which are slated to be held in two phases on Dec 1 and Dec 5.
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The party manifesto, released by Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, BJP national president JP Nadda, and state party president CR Paatil, has made at least 40 promises including the complete implementation of the Gujarat Uniform Civil Code Committee's recommendations. "We will ensure the complete implementation of the Gujarat Uniform Civil Code Committee's recommendation and create more than one lakh government jobs for women in the next five years," Nadda said on the release of the manifesto. Earlier the Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh governments had announced their decision to implement the Uniform Civil Code.