Non-Muslims will have to ‘suffer’ more than Muslims: Owaisi on UCC implementation

Aurangabad: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi said on Tuesday that tall claims are being made that Uniform Civil Code (UCC) is needed to teach Muslims a lesson, but in reality the common law is illegal. – Will affect Muslims. Not good for India. Speaking at a meeting organized by the AIMIM in Maharashtra’s Aurangabad city, the Hyderabad MP said non-Muslims would suffer more than Muslims if the UCC was introduced as it would affect their personal laws.

“It is said that through UCC Muslims will be taught a lesson but this common law is not good for the whole country. Non-Muslims will suffer instead of Muslims (if UCC is implemented). This is done to eradicate Our identity in the country is going,” Owaisi claimed.

Speakers from different communities also attended the meeting organized by Aurangabad MP Imtiyaz Jalil, associated with the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen.

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Owaisi said, “Our Prime Minister says that there cannot be two laws in the country. But there are two laws (Scottish and English) and this has not weakened England. Sri Lanka, Israel and Singapore have their own personal laws.”

He claimed that non-Muslims would lose their traditional rights which they currently enjoy through personal laws.

“Sikhs, Christians and tribals will also lose many of their rights. A joint Hindu business family gets tax exemption. In the year 2015, the amount of exemption was Rs 3,065 crore. If UCC is brought Hindus will be deprived of this exemption ,” Owaisi said.

He said, Union Home Minister Amit Shah says that North-Eastern states will be kept out of the purview of UCC, but the government does not say what they will do for tribals living in other parts of the country.

Owaisi asked Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Sinde, Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis and (Ajit) Pawar to inform tribals in the state about the UCC and see their response.

He said those (from the Muslim community) who try to please the government on UCC are “government Muslims”.

The AIMIM chief said, “Such people sit in Delhi and claim that there was no harm due to the UCC.”

Argument given in favor of UCC Owaisi said that there is no record of polygamy among Muslims.

Local MP Jaleel said UCC was not needed and accused the government of dividing people on the basis of religions and castes and raising issues like triple talaq, hijab, CAA etc for the sake of elections.

He claimed that even the Law Commission is of the view that there is no need for the UCC.

Jaleel alleged, “I think the government is threatening the commission saying if you don’t want UCC, we don’t want law commission. Because we (government) are law as well as commission.”