Maharashtra UCC row: Owaisi alleges 'Hindu Civil Code' being imposed to target Muslims

All India MajliseIttehadul Muslimeen AIMIM President Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday criticised the Maharashtra governments proposed Uniform Civil Code UCC alleging that the move was aimed at targeting Muslims and imposing a Hindu Civil Code on nonHindu communities news agency ANI reportedAddressing a press conference Owaisi said the Mahayuti government had invited public opinion on the implementation of the UCC and prepared a questionnaire for the consultation He claimed that the questions indicated that the Devendra Fadnavisled government had already decided to implement the codeWATCH Mumbai AIMIM President Asaduddin Owaisi says The subject of the press conference today is that the Maharashtra Government has invited opinions from the public to implement UCC The state government has also prepared a questionnaire for it This questionnaire prepared by the Maharashtra government makes it clear that the Devendra Fadnavis govt will implement the UCC The questionnaire consists of leading questions on polygamy and extrajudicial divorce But there is not one question on Hindu Undivided Family This makes it evident that much like the initiatives introduced by BJP governments in Gujarat Uttarakhand Assam and Madhya Pradesh under the guise of a Uniform Civil Code this is not a true UCC but rather a Hindu Civil Code that is being imposed upon nonHindu communities Additionally if you examine the questionnaire you will find that the majority of the questions are framed in a yes or no format I believe this is precisely why RC Chavan a retired judge of the Bombay High Court chose to resign He had stated that there is no one from the minority community They are talking about implementation in the state of Maharashtra at this juncture but they are not defining what this uniform actually ismdash ANI ANI November 10 2026The subject of the press conference today is that the Maharashtra Government has invited opinions from the public to implement UCC The state government has also prepared a questionnaire for it This questionnaire prepared by the Maharashtra government makes it clear that the Devendra Fadnavis govt will implement the UCC he saidOwaisi questioned the questionnaires focus on polygamy and extrajudicial divorce alleging that it did not include any questions on the Hindu Undivided Family HUFThe questionnaire consists of leading questions on polygamy and extrajudicial divorce But there is not one question on Hindu Undivided Family he saidHe compared the proposed exercise with UCC initiatives undertaken by BJP governments in Gujarat Uttarakhand Assam and Madhya Pradesh claiming that these were not uniform civil codes but attempts to impose a Hindu Civil Code on nonHindu communitiesOwaisi calls proposed UCC a Hindu Civil Code imposed on nonHindusThis makes it evident that much like the initiatives introduced by BJP governments in Gujarat Uttarakhand Assam and Madhya Pradesh under the guise of a Uniform Civil Code this is not a true UCC but rather a Hindu Civil Code that is being imposed upon nonHindu communities Owaisi saidHe also objected to the format of the questionnaire saying most of its questions were framed to elicit yesorno responsesAdditionally if you examine the questionnaire you will find that the majority of the questions are framed in a yes or no format he addedOwaisi also linked the resignation of retired Bombay High Court judge RC Chavan to the composition of the exercise saying Chavan had cited the absence of a member from the minority communityAdditionally if you examine the questionnaire you will find that the majority of the questions are framed in a yes or no format I believe this is precisely why RC Chavan a retired judge of the Bombay High Court chose to resign He had stated that there is no one from the minority community he saidQuestioning the governments approach Owaisi said it was discussing the implementation of the UCC in Maharashtra without defining what the term uniform meantOwaisi alleges UCC aims to stop Muslims from practising their religionThey are talking about implementation in the state of Maharashtra at this juncture but they are not defining what this uniform actually is he addedOwaisi further alleged that the UCC was being brought in to prevent Muslims from practising their religionThis UCC is being brought to stop Muslims from practising their religion In Islam marriage is a contract You are also imposing divorce rules as per the Hindu Marriage Act All this is being done to target Muslims and snatch their identity he saidWith ANI inputs