Will Modi's Uniform Civil Code kill Indian 'secularism'? | Religion
The Indian PM says common laws will help women, but many fear the proposal is an election weapon to target minorities.
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The Indian PM says common laws will help women, but many fear the proposal is an election weapon to target minorities.
India’s minority communities have not asked for uniformity in laws. So, a UCC will only be seen as an imposition by the majority.
If states were to replace religious-identity-based laws, it would remove barriers from seeking rights-based family law claims.
Over the past nine months the ABVP has been leading a campaign against Ambedkarite teachers and professors in Uttar Pradesh.
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