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Maharashtra Opens UCC Consultation as Opposition Alleges a 'Hindu Civil Code'

Critics say the questionnaire stacks answers in favour of Hindu-pattern laws, risking legal challenges.

All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday claimed the proposed Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in Maharashtra is an attempt to impose 'Hindu Civil Code' on non-Hindus.
When asked about the issue of NCP merger, Devendra Fadnavis said neither faction had informed the BJP about any such move.
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Overview

  • The Maharashtra government released a public questionnaire on Tuesday as the formal consultation step to draft a state Uniform Civil Code, inviting citizens to submit suggestions.
  • AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi accused the exercise of being a veiled attempt to impose Hindu-pattern personal laws on non-Hindus and said the questionnaire contains leading questions on polygamy and divorce.
  • Retired Bombay High Court judge R.C. Chavan resigned from the exercise and critics say his exit highlights a lack of minority representation on the committee shaping the consultation.
  • Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis defended the move as carrying out the Constitution’s Directive Principles and warned that Opposition-led protests and politicisation could follow, while no law has been proposed or enacted yet.
  • Legal and political precedent matters because previous BJP-led state UCC exercises in Gujarat, Uttarakhand, Assam and Madhya Pradesh are cited by opponents as models for majoritarian bias, and Article 44 remains a non-justiciable directive rather than an enforceable right.