https://indianexpress.com/article/india/narendra-modi-bjp-booth-workers-programme-8688160/
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday made a push for the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) while speaking to booth-level workers in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh.
He was interacting with 3,000 workers in Bhopal and over 10 lakh virtually after he arrived in the city on Tuesday morning. Several of his events in MP’s tribal districts had to be cancelled following heavy rains, but he managed to flag off five Vande Bharat trains at Rani Kamlapati railway station.
Speaking at an event called ‘Mera Booth, Sabse Mazboot’, Modi said, “Today we are witnessing how people are trying to provoke others in the name of a Uniform Civil Code. If there is one law for one family member and another for another family member in a household, can that family function smoothly? How can a country function with such dual systems? We must remember that the Indian Constitution also speaks of equal rights for citizens.”
“These people who accuse us… are the ones who create divisions between Hindus and Muslims,” he said, adding: “If they genuinely cared about the welfare of Muslims, Muslim brothers and sisters would not lag in education and employment, and they would not be forced to live a life of hardships. The Supreme Court is saying, bring a Uniform Civil Code, but people hungry for vote bank politics are the ones causing difficulties for our marginalised Muslim brothers and sisters.”
His comments were in response to a question by a UP-based booth worker, Rani Chaurasiya, who had asked Modi how to clear misconceptions about triple talaq and the UCC among the Muslim community.
On triple talaq, the PM said, “I think we need to study a little to understand that those who speak in favour of triple talaq, advocate for triple talaq, these vote-hungry individuals are causing great injustice to Muslim daughters.”….
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday made a push for the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) while speaking to booth-level workers in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh.
He was interacting with 3,000 workers in Bhopal and over 10 lakh virtually after he arrived in the city on Tuesday morning. Several of his events in MP’s tribal districts had to be cancelled following heavy rains, but he managed to flag off five Vande Bharat trains at Rani Kamlapati railway station.
Speaking at an event called ‘Mera Booth, Sabse Mazboot’, Modi said, “Today we are witnessing how people are trying to provoke others in the name of a Uniform Civil Code. If there is one law for one family member and another for another family member in a household, can that family function smoothly? How can a country function with such dual systems? We must remember that the Indian Constitution also speaks of equal rights for citizens.”
“These people who accuse us… are the ones who create divisions between Hindus and Muslims,” he said, adding: “If they genuinely cared about the welfare of Muslims, Muslim brothers and sisters would not lag in education and employment, and they would not be forced to live a life of hardships. The Supreme Court is saying, bring a Uniform Civil Code, but people hungry for vote bank politics are the ones causing difficulties for our marginalised Muslim brothers and sisters.”
His comments were in response to a question by a UP-based booth worker, Rani Chaurasiya, who had asked Modi how to clear misconceptions about triple talaq and the UCC among the Muslim community.
On triple talaq, the PM said, “I think we need to study a little to understand that those who speak in favour of triple talaq, advocate for triple talaq, these vote-hungry individuals are causing great injustice to Muslim daughters.”….
