Amid a raging debate over the issue of Uniform Civil Code, Law Commission Chairman Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi on Wednesday said the panel has received 8.5 lakh responses within just two weeks of initiating a public consultation process on the matter.
The Law Commission had on June 14 invited views from all stakeholders, including people and recognised religious organisations, on the politically sensitive issue.
Uniform Civil Code (UCC) has reignited the political debate following Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remarks at a rally in Madhya Pradesh. PM Modi on June
Flavia Agnes, an eminent scholar of family laws and women’s rights lawyer, has questioned the timing and intention of raking up the Uniform Civil Code in the context of the general elections in 2024. Interestingly, the Modi government has done nothing on the suggestions of the 21st Law Commission Report that called for ending gender discrimination and removing unequal property rights.
Seeking votes on the basis of religion is, of course, banned. But it is increasingly clear that the 2024 general election will see the unprecedented prominence of religion as a backdrop, more so than in any previous election.