NEW DELHI: From placing on record their strong objection to the idea of a Uniform Civil Code to vociferously opposing all attempts to legalise same sex marriages - the All India Personal Law Board at its general body meeting in Indore adopted a series of resolutions reflecting the challenges, concerns and position of the community hailing from different schools of thought on a wide range of issues.
The meet resolved that the minorities will not let communal forces play divisive politics on issues such as ethnic violence in Manipur which has caused anxiety among the minorities, the implementation of provisions of the Places of Worship Act of 1991 and the maintenance of status quo in case of the Gyanvapi Masjid in Varanasi and the Idgah in Mathura.
The board is of the view that certain forces are trying to spread hatred among communities and in this backdrop appealed to the general public, religious leaders, intellectuals and politicians to make all efforts to prevent divisive forces from spreading hate. The members also expressed concern over cases of mob lynchings and alleged that lawlessness was on the rise. The members sought measures to ensure that law is allowed to take its course and justice is done for all equally.
In one of the resolutions the board members have registed their opposition to attempts to bring a uniform civil code calling it as a step that will be “unconstitutional” given that India has so many different religions with a lot of diversity. “If the government tries to bring and get the UCC passed backed by the weight of its majority in Parliament, such a decision will have the potential to affect the unity and development of the country and is unlikely to be beneficial in any way,” the
AIMPLB cautioned in its resolution which ends with an appeal to the government to not try and bring the UCC.
In one of the resolutions the Board reiterates its position on same sex marriage issue that is before the Supreme Court. “The general body registers its strong objection regarding attempts to consider giving legal recognition to same sex marriages. The Board appeals to religious leaders of different religions, social workers and activists, intellectuals and politicians to join in opposing the move so that same sex marriages are not legalised,” the resolution states.
On Madrassas, the Board has raised serious concern and objected to attempts to link these institutions in certain places with terrorism without any investigation. “We strongly object to attempts to malign madrassas that play an important role in imparting education to children,” the Board has said.