Govt rejects claims of guidelines to implement uniform civil code

SAYS NO SUCH GUIDELINES HAVE BEEN ISSUED TO STATES

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NEW DELHI: The government on Friday rejected suggestions that it has issued guidelines to states to implement a uniform civil code.

In a written response to a question in the Lok Sabha about "guidelines issued by the government for implementing the Uniform Civil Code in different states", law minister Arjun Ram Meghwal asserted that "no such guidelines were issued by the Government of India to state governments for implementing the uniform civil code".

Responding to a sub-question, the minister said B.R. Ambedkar, the architect of the Constitution, while moving the relevant provision in the Constituent Assembly, had said there is a uniform code of laws in the country, covering almost every aspect of human relationship.