The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has opposed the uniform civil code and anti-religious conversion laws enacted by various state governments.
The AIMPLB also described the organisations pursuing the legal case for restoring the Gyanvapi masjid in Varanasi and Idgah (Krishna janmabhoomi) at Mathura as separatists.
“Implementing the uniform civil code is against the spirit of the Constitution as this will deprive citizens of the privileges provided by the Islamic personal law. Such a code is neither relevant nor beneficial for a multi-religious, multicultural and multilingual society like India,” said a resolution adopted by the AIMPLB in a meeting of its executive committee held here on Sunday.
Issuing a warning to the Narendra Modi government, the resolution said, “If taking advantage of its majority in Parliament, the government passes the bill and implements the uniform civil code, it will affect the unity, integrity and harmony that binds the nation.”
The AIMPLB appealed to the Central government to not pursue this agenda and focus on the present issues of the people and the country.
Expressing concern over the pending litigation over the Gyanvapi mosque at Varanasi and Idgah at Mathura, the resolution said, “Places of Worship Act, 1991 was passed by the then Congress government of PV Narasimha Rao and it is the duty of the Central government to ensure its implementation in national interest otherwise it could lead to endless differences among different religious groups.”