Srinagar: Democratic Progressive Azad Party chief Ghulam Nabi Azad on Friday said that bringing Uniform Civil Code (UCC) will not be as easy for the central government as abrogation of Article 370.
"This is not as easy as abrogation of Article 370. It has all religions, not only Muslims, but it has Sikhs, Christians, tribals, Jains, and Parsis. Angering so many religions at the same time will not be good for any government and my advice to this government is that they should never think of taking such a step," he said.
Speaking on elections in the state, Azad said, "the Assembly was dissolved in 2018 since then we are waiting that when the elections will be held in Jammu and Kashmir. We are waiting for six years."
Ghulam Nabi Azad said that people in Jammu and Kashmir are waiting eagerly for elections.
“The people of Jammu and Kashmir are waiting for the democratic set-up to be restored in the state...meaning that the elected representatives become MLAs and they run the government. Because only elected representatives can work in a democracy," the veteran politician said.
"We have been demanding from the last six years, five years and even three years and even now that elections are held as soon as possible," he said while pleading for elections.
The Uniform Civil Code is a proposal by BJP to formulate and implement personal laws of citizens which apply on all citizens equally regardless of their religion, gender and sexual orientation.
Currently, personal laws of various communities are governed by their religious scriptures, UCC will refrain people from implementing religious laws under Indian constitution.