Uniform Civil Code
The article by the former Vice President of India, M. Venkaiah Naidu (Editorial page, “India needs a uniform civil code”, July 7) lacks supporting data to substantiate his argument that the “absence of a UCC has... served to perpetuate inequalities...” Another of the arguments, that a lack of the UCC has been “a hindrance in the nation’s progress towards social harmony, economic and gender justice” is equally contestable. Hindus are governed by a common civil law. Has it helped in bringing in greater social harmony between Dalits and the upper classes of the majority community? Economic inequalities have to be addressed by the state’s affirmative actions. The law alone does not act as a leveller. Mr. Naidu’s propositions are deeply flawed and are apparently intended to deflect the country’s attention from the more serious issues that need to be addressed.
T.R. Bhat,
