Should Sharia Law Be Used in India? Modi Government 3.0’s Top Agenda Item Will Be The Uniform Civil Code, According To Amit Shah

Home Minister Amit Shah has said unequivocally that if the Modi administration is re-elected for a third consecutive term, enacting a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) would be one of its top priorities. The Congress has always rejected the concept of a single civil code for India, calling it “divisive,” while the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has consistently advocated for one. Amit Shah went on to say that the UCC should be put into effect immediately and that no democratic nation in the world operates under personal law.

“Should Sharia law be applied across the nation? according to personal law? That is not how any nation has ever operated. Every democratic nation on earth is free of personal laws. Why does India have it?” In an interview with India Today, Amit Shah said:.

The Home Minister further emphasized that Sharia law is not followed in many Muslim nations.

“Times have moved forward. India must now advance as well,” he said.
One of the most notable electoral promises in the BJP’s Lok Sabha election program is the adoption of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC). The Minister of the Interior emphasized the significance of this endeavor, stating that it is consistent with secularism and democracy.

Shah emphasized the need for India to establish a code of conduct similar to those of other democracies, stating that the UCC was a promise given by the Constituent Assembly during the writing of the Constitution. He attacked the Congress for opposing the UCC, saying that the party was putting vote-bank politics before the needs of the country.

Shah said that Uttarakhand had become the first state in independent India to pass a standard civil code, highlighting the state’s innovative action. He predicted that this would lead to a thorough debate on the UCC in the social, legal, and political spheres, among other areas.