Opposition parties are not “photocopies” of each other, Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha Parliamentary leader Derek O’ Brien said on July 1, in the context of two of the 15 Opposition parties articulating divergent stances on the Uniform Civil Code (UCC). His comments were aimed at underlining that differences on the issue will not create rift in the opposition unity.
The Aam Aadmi Party have announced in-principle support for the UCC, while the Shiv Sena (Uddhav Thackeray) has extended its qualified support as well.
“The party is in principle support of the Uniform Civil Code. Article 44 also says that there should be UCC in the country. But it is connected to all religions, so there should be wider consultation on the issue with all religions and political parties,” AAP MP Sandeep Pathak told the media earlier this week.
