The 22nd Law Commission of India recently sought the views of religious organisations, NGOs and the public on the issue of a Uniform Civil Code (UCC). Taking this issue on the agenda, a meeting of the executive body of Vidarbha Taxpayers Association (VTA), chaired by its President Shrawan Kumar Malu was conducted. On the occasion Malu said, UCC would provide for one law for the entire country, applicable to all religious communities, in personal matters such as marriage, divorce, inheritance, adoption etc. Tejinder Singh Renu, Secretary of VTA said, the major factors that have kept India back from advancing to nationhood has been the existence of personal laws based on religion. Uniform law made applicable to all would promote national unity.

 

Vidarbha Taxpayers Association (VTA) unanimously supports implementation of Uniform Civil Code. Other executive body members present in the meeting were J P Sharma – IPP, Hemant Trivedi – Vice President, Pawan K Chopra - Treasurer, Amarjit Singh Chawla – Joint Secretary, Executive Body Members Ashwin Mehadia, Pravin M Agrawal, Govind Patel, Viru Balani, Hemant Sharma, Harmanjeet Singh Baweja and Pratish Gujarathi.