Telangana Governor says Uniform Civil Code will empower women
Telangana governor Tamilisai Soundararajan spoke out in favour of the Uniform Civil Code on Sunday, saying that if it were to become legislation, it would empower women in the nation. In Telangana, Soundarajan told ANI, "I firmly support the Uniform Civil Code (UCC). It gives women more power. Because UCC gives women more power. If there are five or six brothers, none of them can have a distinct law, the prime minister (Narendra Modi) already stated in the parliament, she continued. "Therefore, we must have it. I firmly believe in it," the speaker continued.
According to Article 44 of the indian Constitution, the government must work to establish a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) across the entire country. A uniform set of laws governing marriage, inheritance, adoption, and other issues are proposed by the UCC. At a recent public event, prime minister Narendra Modi argued forcefully in favour of the implementation of the UCC, although a number of Opposition figures expressed opposition to the planned legislation.
The proposed Uniform Civil Code (UCC) was studied by the 22nd Law Commission of india in response to a reference sent by the Ministry of Law and Justice on june 17, 2016. The 22nd Law Commission of india resolved to ask the general public and registered religious bodies for their opinions on the Uniform Civil Code. Interested parties were asked to submit their comments by July 14. Reputable attorney ashish Dixit claims that the Law Commission is only able to provide recommendations in the form of a report that are not legally binding on the government. He noted that the parliament would need to approve UCC if the government felt the time was ripe to implement it.