UCC: AAP earlier spoke of ‘principle consent’, now Bhagwant Mann said – this is BJP’s agenda, we are a secular party

matnewsJuly 4, 2023

Uniform Civil Code: Punjab CM Mann said, ‘Our country is like a bouquet, which has flowers of every colour. Every religion, faith and their customs should be respected.

Uniform Civil Code: There is currently a debate going on in the country regarding the Uniform Civil Code. Speculations are rife that the central government may present the Uniform Civil Code bill in the Parliament in the monsoon session, but many parties are opposing this action of the central government regarding the UCC, so the situation is still not clear in many parties. Whether they support Uniform Civil Code or not. Similar confusion is being seen in the Aam Aadmi Party as well. Because just a few days ago, Aam Aadmi Party leader Sandeep Pathak had said that his party supports Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in principle, but a few days after Pathak’s statement, on Tuesday, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann clarified his position. left.

Regarding UCC, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said that Aam Aadmi Party is a secular party. AAP will not support any divisive strategy to garner votes.

Talking to the media in Chandigarh, Mann said, ‘Our country is like a bouquet, which has flowers of every colour. Every religion, faith and their customs should be respected. Mann said why do they (BJP) tamper with such sensitive issues. They must follow the constitution, which says that if everyone is socially equal, then the UCC can be. He said that it is BJP’s agenda to bring such issues during elections. Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is a secular party and does not support any such agenda.

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After the statement of Aam Aadmi Party leader Sandeep Pathak on UCC, the opposition parties in Punjab fiercely attacked the ruling party of the state. The Congress had strongly criticized the Aam Aadmi Party for supporting the polarizing agenda of the BJP-led central government ahead of the 2024 general elections. The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) demanded an explanation from Mann on the issue.

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Meanwhile, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann urged the Congress party to support the Aam Aadmi Party for the Centre’s ordinance. Mann said that AAP is a national party. We have to save the country in 2024. If they change the constitution then what will happen to the country? He said that the ordinance brought by the Center is unconstitutional. If they are allowed to do so today, BJP can attack federalism in all other states. Congress will suffer the most from this. In such a situation, the Congress should oppose this ordinance of the Center and support the Aam Aadmi Party.

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Mann also said that his government is going to the Supreme Court on the pending Rural Development Fund (RDF) issue, which has been withheld by the Center for the past two years. He informed that the Center has an outstanding amount of Rs 3,800 crore. A few days back, Mann had given an ultimatum to the Center to release the funds and threatened to move the Supreme Court. When the Supreme Court opened on Tuesday after the holidays, the Chief Minister of Punjab said that he was going to the Supreme Court on Tuesday itself.

Targeting former CM Amarinder Singh and former Jail Minister Sukhjinder Randhawa on the Mukhtar Ansari case. He said Amarinder had told the media that he did not know gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar. Mann said that I want to tell Captain Sahab to ask Raninder (son of Amarinder Singh).