Catholic body urges Centre to release draft of UCC

Mangaluru: The Mangaluru Catholic Sabha central committee on Wednesday asked the Union government to bring out a draft law on the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) instead of “creating confusion” among minorities and other communities in the country.

Addressing reporters here, Catholic Sabha president Allwyn D’Souza said the Central government’s recent pointer towards UCC has created confusion amongst different communities.

The Law Commission of India circulating a questionnaire and asking the views of different communities on it has given an impression that the government wants to somehow bulldoze a so-called UCC on all communities, he said.

If the government is serious about UCC, it should first bring out a draft law and circulate it among citizens and call for suggestions, the Catholic body said. (PTI)