In the proposed UCC now being formulated, all aspects that are related to protecting the privileges of women should be taken out and included in a new Uniform Women Code.
The author is a Trustee, NGO Nandini Voice for the Deprived
In the proposed UCC now being formulated, all aspects that are related to protecting the privileges of women should be taken out and included in a new Uniform Women Code.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has proposed a Uniform Civil Code for India where all citizens would have the same law apply to their economic, social and religious rights. If such a law were to be enacted, it would ensure that injustices done to Muslim women in India were wiped out in one stroke.
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