Should India Run On Sharia Law? Uniform Civil Code Will Be On Top Agendas Of Modi Govt 3.0, Says Amit Shah

New Delhi: Home Minister Amit Shah has made it clear that bringing a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) will be among the top agendas of the Modi government 3.0, if elected to power again for the straight third time. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has always batted for a uniform civil code for India whereas the Congress has always dismissed the idea as "divisive". Amit Shah further said that no democratic country across the world runs on personal law and that the time has come for the implementation of the UCC.

"Should the country be run on the basis of Sharia? On the basis of personal law? No country has ever run like that. There are no personal laws in any democratic country in the world. Why is it there in India?" Amit Shah told India Today in an interview.

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The Home Minister also highlighted that many Muslim countries also don't follow Sharia law.

"The times have gone ahead. Now India also needs to move forward," he said.

The implementation of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) emerges as a prominent electoral promise outlined in the BJP's manifesto for the Lok Sabha elections. The Home Minister underscored the importance of this initiative, asserting that it aligns with the principles of democracy and secularism.

Shah said that the UCC was a commitment made by the Constituent Assembly during the drafting of the Constitution and reiterated the need for India to adopt such a code, akin to other democratic nations. He criticised the Congress for its opposition to the UCC, accusing the party of prioritising vote bank politics over the interests of the nation.

Highlighting Uttarakhand's pioneering move, Shah announced that the state had become the first in independent India to enact a uniform civil code. He indicated that this development would prompt a comprehensive discussion on the UCC across various sectors, including social, judicial, and parliamentary arenas.