Many wonder why the government is proposing a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) now, amidst pressing issues like unemployment, inflation, communal tensions, poverty, women’s safety concerns, human trafficking, tribal unrest, and corruption. Seemingly UCC seems to be a conspiracy to eliminate the minority communities and impose Hinduism. The common human is apprehensive about the adverse effects of UCC on the citizens of India in the following areas:
Freedom of religion is a Constitutional Right: In a Democratic Republic like India citizens have the Constitutional right to practice and propagate any religion as enshrined in Articles 25 to 30 of the Constitution. Under UCC the minority communities like Muslims, Sikhs, Christians, Budhists, Jains, SC, ST, OBC, Dalits, and the marginalised will be restricted to practice their religions freely.
Tribal land cannot be sold to non tribals: More than 20 crore Tribals in India are the original settlers of the land. Tribals and land are two sides of the same coin. They cannot be separated from each other. According to CNTA (Chotanagpur Tenancy Act) 1908 and SPTA(Santhal Pargana Tenancy Act) 1876 Tribals cannot sell their land to non tribals. Tribal land cannot be taken away by any fraudulent means by non tribals. UCC will dislodge tribals from their land.
Alexander Birsai Ekka SJ
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