Muslim, Christian, and Sikh communities have joined hands with the All India Backward and Minority Communities Employees Federation, and the Confederation of Dalit and Tribal Organisations to oppose any moves toward introducing a Uniform Civil Code.
Calling it part of the larger ‘Hindi, Hindu, Hindustan’ project, these groups expressed their fears that the UCC will eventually lead to scrapping of reservations for the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes. At a meeting in the capital on Wednesday, these bodies “unanimously resolved” that the “Government of India should not interfere with the traditions, customs and religious practices of various communities”.
“The one nation, one law view is a pernicious attempt to intervene in the social and religious affairs of various communities,” said S.Q.R. Ilyas, convenor of the Committee for Protection of Religious and Cultural Diversities.
