The Arunachal Pradesh unit of the National People's Party (NPP) has decided to oppose the immediate impꦍlementation of the Uniform Civil Code (🦂UCC) in the northeastern state.
The decision was taken at the state executive meeting of the party here on S🐓aturday, NPP state general secretary Paknga Bage said.
NPP state working president Likha Saaya told reporters, "Though NPP is in alliance with the BJP on developmental🍌 issues, but the regional party follows its own ideology&qu෴ot;.
The party unanimously adopted a resolution at the meeti🍸ng opposing the UCC, citing the state's diverse multi-ethnic and multi-tribal composition, as well as its strong customary and traditional iden𝓡tity, Bage said.
Elaborating the reason as to why NPP ♈is opposing UCC, Bage said since Arunachal Pradesh has its own unique laws, the NPP has unanimously aꦉdopted a resolution to go with the customary laws with certain modifications.
"ꦿ;The state and the central governments should focus on codifying the existing customary laws with necessary modifications to align them with tribal practices," he said.
The UCC refers to a common set of laws on marriage, divorce and inheritance that would be applicable to all Indianꦬ citizens irrespectiꩵve of religion, tribe or other local customs.
The Law Commission had on June 14 initiated a fresh consultation process on UCC by seeking views from stakeholders, including public and recogni🌺sed religious organisations, on the politically sensitive issue.
The other resolution adopted at the meeting was to place the demand for revocation of New Pension Scheme (NPS) by reintrℱoducing the Old Pension Scheme, Bage said.
The state workin♔g president of the regional party said that the resolutions adopted at its executive meeting, would form the groundwork for Assembly polls in the state, due in 2024.
“The NPP is a secular party and holds no prejudice against any individual or religious group. It🗹s sole objective is to ensure the overall development a��nd welfare of every citizen in the state,” Saaya said.
The NPP has four MLAs in the 60-member Aꦛrunachal P♑radesh Assembly.
