Curb inflation, don't spend energy on non-essential issues like UCC: Mayawati
New Delhi, Jul 8: Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Saturday took a dig at the BJP, saying instead of spending its energy and resources on "non-essential" issues such as a uniform civil code, the party and its government should work for curbing inflation and alleviating poverty.
The former Uttar Pradesh chief minister also concurred with the views of the 21st Law Commission which had said in 2018 that the UCC was "neither necessary nor desirable at this stage".
Presiding over a review meeting of her party's Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh units here, the BSP chief alleged that the BJP and its governments were implementing communal, casteist and divisive policies to distract people from its shortcomings.
"Imposition of UCC on all people is also their latest step, which is neither needed nor useful in view of the present situation," she was quoted as saying in a BSP statement.
Uniform Civil Code is aimed at replacing personal laws based on religions, customs, and traditions with one common law for everyone irrespective of religion, caste, creed, sexual orientation, and gender. Personal laws and laws related to inheritance, adoption and succession are likely to be covered by the statute.
The 22nd Law Commission had on June 14 initiated a fresh consultation process on UCC by seeking views from stakeholders, including public and recognised religious organisations, on the politically sensitive issue.
Addressing a gathering of party workers in Bhopal last week, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a strong pitch for UCC, saying that the Constitution calls for equal rights for all citizens.
Several opposition parties have raised doubts about the intention of the BJP in raising the UCC issue in the run-up to the next general elections.
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Mentally unstable man arrested for bludgeoning elderly mother, wife to death in Jharkhand
Lohardaga (Jharkhand) (PTI): A mentally unstable man was arrested for allegedly bludgeoning his elderly mother and wife to death in Jharkhand's Lohardaga district, police said on Sunday.
The incident took place in Dhanamuji village in Bhandra police station area on Saturday evening. The deceased have been identified as Rupi Oraon (62) and Somri Oraon (45), they said.
"The accused, Madwa Oraon, was arrested immediately after the incident. He allegedly attacked his mother and wife with an iron rod after an altercation over some issues, leading to their death on the spot," Lohardaga Superintendent of Police (SP) Sadique Anwar Rizvi said.
He said the bodies of both the victims were sent to Sadar Hospital, Lohardaga for post-mortem examination.
"The accused is mentally unstable. He has been receiving treatment for the last one year. He used to get agitated over small issues, and that might have been the reason behind the incident," another police officer said.
An FIR has been registered against the accused, Manoj Gupta, officer-in-charge of Bhandra police station, said.
