Rethink consequences of UCC: Farooq to Centre

Srinagar, June 29

National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah on Thursday said the Centre should not push through with the Uniform Civil Code and rethink consequences of implementing it. “They should rethink about it. This is a diverse nation. People of different races and religions live here and Muslims have their own sharia law,” Abdullah told reporters after offering Eid-ul Azha prayers at the Hazratbal shrine that saw a gathering of 50,000 worshippers.

The Lok Sabha member from Srinagar said the government should think and rethink about the consequences of implementing the UCC. “Lest, there might be a storm,” he added.

His remarks came two days after PM Narendra Modi made a strong pitch for the UCC and wondered how a country could function with dual laws that govern personal matters.

Meanwhile, Eid-ul-Adha was celebrated across the UT with people gathering at mosques in large numbers. PTI

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