The former union law minister also said that Uttarakhkand's Civil Code cannot be implemented across the country
UCC refers to a common set of laws that are applicable to all the citizens of India and is not based on religion in dealing with marriage, divorce, inheritance and adoption among other personal matter
Earlier, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Friday that the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) is on the electoral agenda of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
Owaisi further questioned PM Modi about the government's opposition to the Scheduled Caste (SC) reservation for Dalit Muslims
Till Tuesday evening, the law panel had received nearly 8.5 lakh responses on its public notice
In a tweet, he said, "As per the promise made to the people of the state, today on June 30, the committee formed to prepare the draft of the Uniform Civil Code has completed its work."
Besides, the Committee has tried to understand the "finer nuances" of the various customary practices that prevail in different parts of Uttarakhand
Desai, who heads the committee of experts set up by the Uttarakhand government last year, said the panel has drafted the code taking into account all shades of opinions
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Till Tuesday evening, the law panel had received nearly 8.5 lakh responses on its public notice
The government is comfortably placed in the Lok Sabha. The BJP's current strength of 301, along with another 30-odd of its allies, is sufficient to ensure the passage of any Bill
Consensus rather than majoritarian muscle-flexing needed
Holding a press conference, Pawar also said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had become restless after the Opposition parties' meeting in Patna
The senior BJP leader also expressed hope that the Narendra Modi government will bring the common civil code at the earliest
Modi was thinking of winning the 2024 Lok Sabha polls by fanning communal sentiments and creating confusion in the country, the DMK chief said
Sharia is an Islamic religious law based on the teachings of the Quran and the traditional sayings of Muhammad
PM Modi said on Tuesday that the country cannot run on two laws and that the Uniform Civil Code is part of the Constitution
Patel said if the UCC was being brought as an agent of social change, there should have been extensive consultations on the issue
"So, a person in the position of the PM, should he be showing his inclination, which will distort objective opinion that the Law Commission is to get," he said
Basheer said that the IUML has always opposed the UCC and will continue to do so as it cannot be implemented effectively in the Indian scenario