Senior RSS ideologue M.G. Vaidya on Sunday regretted
that there had not been a single step in the direction of bringing a
uniform civil code in the country even 65 years after the enactment of
the Constitution but expressed hope that Prime Minister Narendra Modi
would do it.
Reacting to the recent religious census,
the former RSS spokesperson said, “I am not worried about it. But the
people, who are worried about it, have reasons to be so. People change
religions for marriage. It is incorrect.”
On the
concerns of the minority community that their religious rights would be
hampered if the uniform civil code is applied, Mr. Vaidya asked if the
Hindu Code Bill hampered the religious rights of Buddhists, Jains and
Sikhs who were covered under the Bill.
“Have the
places of worship of Buddhists, Jains or Sikhs closed after the Hindu
Code Bill? They have their religious freedom intact. There is no need to
be scared of the uniform civil code. It is there as a Directive
Principle of state policy in Article 44 of our Constitution,” stated Mr.
Vaidya and appealed to the Muslims to take the lead on this issue.
Mr.
Vaidya also questioned the distinctions between the majority and
minority communities.“What is the need of the Ministry of Minority
Affairs and Minority Commission? Can the Human Rights Commission not
take care of the human rights violations of minorities? India is the
only country where the majority is branded communal but remember one
thing. India is secular because it is a Hindu nation,” he said.
‘People change religions for marriage. It is incorrect.’
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