Will the BJP’s plan for a Uniform Civil Code save Muslim women?
It would advance gender equality – if women can claim their equal rights. Feb 03, 2021 · 06:30 am A protestor at Shaheen Bagh in Delhi during the protests against the government s citizenship initiatives. | Money Sharma/AFP
Indian Muslims have always been free to apply their own personal laws – concerning marriage, divorce and inheritance. The Congress upheld legal pluralism, so as not to aggravate the minority. The Bharatiya Janata Party’s Narendra Modi has no such reservations. He is pursuing a Uniform Civil Code, and presents this as a victory for Muslim women.