The Congress Thursday alleged that the Law Commission of India''s move to seek the views of the public and religious organisations on the Uniform Civil Code represents the Narendra Modi Government''s desperation for a legitimate justification of its continuing agenda of polarisation and diversion from its glaring failures.
The main Opposition party pointed out that the 22nd Law Commission''s statement on Wednesday makes it clear that it was being done on a reference sent by the Ministry of Law and Justice.
It is strange that the Law Commission is seeking a fresh reference when in its press release it acknowledges that its predecessor, the 21st Law Commission had published a consultation paper on the subject in August 2018. No reasons are given for why the subject is being revisited except for vague references to the relevance and the importance of the subject and also the various court orders, Congress communication head Jairam Ramesh said.
