Now everyone’s attention is fixed on Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy. There is a reason for this. The Union Government is expected to table the Uniform Civil Code(UCC) in the upcoming Parliament sessions. The Monsoon sessions will be started from the 20th and the bill would be discussed. Passing the bill is very prestigious for the Narendra Modi government. Different laws are effective for different religions in some aspects. The Centre is trying to make one law applicable to all religions.
The UCC bill is not a new issue. It is being discussed among the political parties and people for a few years. The politics heated up with the government planning to bring the bill before the Lok Sabha elections. The majority of opposition parties are supporting the UCC bill. The bill would be passed easily in Lok Sabha. But it is a tough task to pass through the Rajya Sabha as the NDA alliance has no required strength.
To discuss the same, UCC Consulting Committee Chairman, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju visited Amaravati and met CM Jagan. It is said that support was sought for the UCC bill. At present there is a big fightback from the Muslim community. However, a few Muslim bodies and parties are opposing this. Muslim bodies and parties opposed the Triple Talaq bill when it was tabled. However, the majority of people and women extended their support for the bill.
Now the Center is thinking that the UCC bill will get support from the Muslim community again. However, there is also a debate on how Muslims in the state would react if the bill is supported. But there is no clarity on whether the bill will be supported or opposed. There is confusion on what would be the stand of Muslims if Jagan supports the bill. This is the case with Chandrababu and Pawan Kalyan as well and not just Jagan. As Jagan is in power, everyone’s attention is on him now.
