AIMPLB, which bats for Sharia, writes to Legislation Fee on UCC, seeks six months to post tips

After Top Minister Narendra Modi’s remark at the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), a contemporary dialogue has began around the nation. In the meantime, the All India Muslim Non-public Legislation Board (AIMPLB) held a gathering on Tuesday, June 27. The AIMPLB wrote a letter to the Legislation Fee in the hunt for six months’ time to present its tips. On June 14, the Legislation Fee sought the perspectives of all stakeholders and spiritual organisations at the Uniform Civil Code (UCC). The letter tweeted by way of AIMPLB on twenty eighth June 2023 is in truth dated twenty third June 2023.

It’s pertinent to notice that AIMPLB and its contributors have frequently discarded the speculation of UCC and stated that no person, no longer even the State, can adjust Sharia legislation.

On this letter addressed to the secretary of the legislation fee and signed by way of All India Muslim Non-public Legislation Board Common Secretary Mohammad Fazlur Rahim Mujadidi the AIMPLB stated, “We’ve got were given to grasp concerning the above-referred understand issued by way of the Fee. We’re certain that, we being the most important confederation of Muslim non secular organizations in India shall post a correct reaction to the stated understand as we’ve additionally achieved previously.”

Essential letter from the Secretary Common of @AIMPLB to the Secretary of the Legislation Fee of India.@MLJ_GoI#UCC percent.twitter.com/x61j5HwvZC

— All India Muslim Non-public Legislation Board (@AIMPLB_Official) June 28, 2023

The letter additional stated, “On the other hand, taking into consideration the huge nature of the problem concerned, the time period given for the submitting of reaction is simply too quick. Secondly, the content material set out within the above-referred understand is imprecise, too normal and unclear. Thirdly, the phrases for the tips to be invited are lacking. Fourthly, we don’t seem to be transparent how this factor has turn into so vital at this degree maintaining in view that this fee’s predecessor had tested the exact same factor and reached a conclusion that UCC is neither essential nor fascinating.”

The AIMPLB additional stated, “We’re within the technique of drafting and finalizing our reaction on your understand (although the ambit of the awareness is open-ended and imprecise), however taking into consideration the mammoth activity we will be able to request you to increase this time by way of a minimum of by way of 6 months in order that suitable reaction may also be ready by way of non secular organizations folks and public-spirited individuals.”

On Tuesday, the All India Muslim Non-public Legislation Board determined to proceed its opposition to the Uniform Civil Code, pronouncing it’ll provide its arguments extra strongly earlier than the Legislation Fee on this regard.

Senior board member Maulana Khalid Rashid Farangi Mahali instructed information company PTI that quite a lot of workplace bearers and contributors of the board, together with chairman Maulana Khalid Saifullah Rahmani, attended the board assembly. He stated the assembly, which lasted until overdue within the evening, deliberated at the draft of objections to be raised by way of the board’s legal professionals earlier than the Legislation Fee at the UCC factor.

Maulana Farangi Mahali stated that within the assembly it was once determined to proceed the opposition to UCC and it was once determined that the board will put its arguments extra strongly earlier than the Legislation Fee on this topic.