It is now official.The BRS will oppose the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill in Parliament.
Telangana Chief Minister and BRS supremo K Chandrashekar Rao made his party’s stand clear on Monday, 10 July, while describing the UCC as yet another attempt of the BJP-led Union government to foment hatred among religious communities.
He said that the BRS would oppose the UCC as “it would deal a blow to the country’s basic characteristic of unity in diversity”.
The UCC Bill, he said, seeks to strike at the very roots of peaceful coexistence among people of several religions, cultures and races, and traditions.
The chief minister, popularly referred to as KCR, said the UCC would throw into confusion the people who practice various religions.
It will become an axe-fall on the traditional and cultural practices of the people.
He said, “In the interest of the nation, it is necessary to oppose the UCC Bill as it seeks to divide the society.
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Chief Minister KCR made the assurance to a delegation of the Muslim Personal Law Board which called on him at his Pragathi Bhavan residence.It was led by AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi and Khalid Saifullah Rahmani of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board.
KCR said that the Union government, ignoring the need for the development of the nation, was trying to push the UCC with a malafide intention.
“It is very clear that the intent of the BJP in forcing the UCC on the nation is political.
The saffron party wants to drive a wedge among communities and benefit from the hatred that it would brew.That is the reason why we have decided to oppose it,” KCR said, adding that the BRS would oppose the Bill whenever it is introduced in Parliament.
KCR said the BRS would join hands with like-minded parties in opposing the Bill.The chief minister also asked BRS Parliamentary Party leader K Keshava Rao and BRS leader in Lok Sabha Nama Nageswara Rao to prepare a plan of action to oppose the Bill in both the Houses of Parliament.
