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Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a strong push for Uniform Civil Code. Questioning how the country can function with dual laws governing personal matters, he accused the Opposition of using Uniform Civil Code issue.
Introduction Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a strong push for Uniform Civil Code. Questioning how the country can function with dual laws governing personal matters, he accused the Opposition of using Uniform Civil Code.
M A Basith who helped Justice Sachar in compiling his report passes away
By M A Siraj| Updated: 10th May 2021 6:46 pm IST
He was hospitalized a few days ago after getting infected with Covid.
Basith played a leading role in Sachar Committee, the high power committee appointed by former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh to investigate the socio-economic conditions and educational backwardness of Muslims in India under the leadership of Justice Rajinder Sachar in 2005. It presented its report at the end of 2006. He worked closely with member-secretary Dr. Abusaleh Sharief who also hailed from Bengaluru.
Basith held an M.Sc degree in Statistics and had joined the Karnataka Government in 1970. Even after his retirement in 2012, his services were recalled by the Directorate of Planning. He again devoted a few years to the Education Dept which conducted evaluation of the education being imparted in Government Schools. It involved a survey of quality of education through interviews o