UCC will harm Hindus? MIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi came up with a strange argument regarding the Uniform Civil Code. It is known that PM Modi-led Union Government is getting ready to pass the UCC in the monsoon session of Parliament. It is known that opposition parties are opposing the bill and in the meantime, MIM chief Owaisi speaking to scribes said UCC will do more harm to Hindus than Muslims.
He said "In Section 5 of the Hindu Marriage Act there is an exception given to Hindus. Normally, marriages cannot happen between sapindas, meaning marriages between two persons related by blood for seven generations from the father's side and five generations from the mother's side. If UCC is implemented, how can this exception remain? If they say it’s custom and is so exempted, then we can also say we have our own customs. This will be a loss for Hindus,"
He added "Coming to Hindu Succession Act, 1956, Section 5 will have to go. Section 6 on devolution of coparcenary property will have to go and will be a loss to Hindus. Tax exemption for Hindu undivided families is available only for Hindus and will also go on. Under this, businesses received tax rebates of more than Rs 3,000 crore as per records of the Income Tax department for 2015. Will the Hindus not lose this benefit? They will have to think about this."
He explained "Section 6 of Hindu Minority Guardianship Act will have to go. Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956, in which a provision regarding the adoption of someone is dealt with as an exception, will also have to go. It needs to be understood that all of these will be brought up and if RSS thinks otherwise, they are mistaken. They are going to cause more damage to Hindus,"
