Opposition in Rajya Sabha expressed reservations about the Uniform Civil Code in the India Bill, 2020 . The Bill was introduced in the Upper House on the third day of Parliaments pending Winter Session .
New Delhi, December 9: Ram Gopal Yadav, a member of the Samajwadi Party, opposed the proposed Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill introduced in the Rajya Sabha on Friday, describing it as unconstitutional.The bill was introduced in the Upper House on the third day of Parliament's pending Winter Session.The Opposition in Rajya Sabha today expresseds reservations about the Uniform Civil Code in the India Bill, 2020.It is unconstitutional.According to a Samajwadi MP, the constitutional rights of minorities are included in the fundamental rights of the Constitution.
The bill will be brought by the Centre if it wishes to divide the country, he said.In the Rajya Sabha, BJP Rajya Sabha MP Kirodi Lal Meena introduced the Uniform Civil Code in India Bill, 2020.Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar was in charge of the bill when it was introduced by the private members organization.The Uniform Civil Code provides universal moral rules for all people, regardless of their faith, gender, age, or sexual orientation.The state will attempt to create a uniform Civil Code for its citizens on the entire territory of India, according to BJPs 2019 Lok Sabha election manifesto.The UCC was also included in the party's manifestos for the recent Gujarat and Himalaya Pradesh Assembly elections, which began on December 7 and will last 17 days.