'Want Shariah? Move to country where it is in force,' BJP's Nitesh Rane slams NCP's Sana Malik, SP's Abu Azmi for accusing state of targeting Muslims

BJP Minister Nitesh Rane called out Islamic calls to implement the Quran in India and said that those who oppose the UCC should go to Pakistan.

NewsBharati    24-Jun-2026 12:47:26 PM
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On June 23, Maharashtra's Minister of State for Home, Yogesh Kadam, announced in the state assembly that the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) will be implemented in Maharashtra as well. Addressing the assembly, Kadam stated that a committee will be formed under the leadership of a retired High Court judge to implement the UCC. Following this, a massive controversy erupted in the state, with Samajwadi Party MLA Abu Azmi opposing the implementation.
 
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In this matter, Samajwadi Party MLA Abu Azmi accused the government of allegedly targeting Muslims. "They can bring anything. They want to bring the NRC and remove Muslims from here. They are calling Muslims traitors," he said while talking to the media.


Meanwhile, NCP MLA Sana Malik also demanded implementation of the Quran in India. She could be seen allegedly speaking in Pakistan's language and demanding implementation of the Quran in India. She justified the law of polygamy implemented in Pakistan and stated that it was allowed in Islam and that India must also implement the Quran.
 

"Polygamy is permitted in Islam. Pakistan has not done anything new; it has only implemented what is stated in the Quran. We demand that the Quran should be implemented in India as well," Malik said, the video of which is making rounds on social media.


Meanwhile, BJP Minister Nitesh Rane called out Islamic calls to implement the Quran in India and said that those who oppose the UCC should go to Pakistan.
 

"Those who abide by our Constitution- the very Constitution that mentions the UCC- how can they possibly oppose the UCC? If you accept the Constitution, how can you object to it? If you want Sharia law instead, well, that is not implemented in our country; so, perhaps those who desire Sharia law should move to a country where it is in force. Everything written in our Constitution will be implemented," he said.


The Uniform Civil Code aims to establish a unified set of personal laws applicable to every citizen of the country, irrespective of their religious background. Currently, personal matters including marriage, divorce, inheritance and adoption are regulated by distinct religious texts and community-specific personal laws.
 

Uttarakhand made history by becoming the first state in the country to put in place a common legal framework governing marriage, divorce and property inheritance, and also introduced the mandatory registration of live-in relationships. While the state assemblies of Gujarat and Assam have already passed their respective UCC bills, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav has announced that a UCC bill will be tabled during the assembly's monsoon session scheduled for next month.

During Tuesday's session in the Maharashtra assembly, the state government indicated that work on its own draft UCC was progressing, even as members engaged in lively debate over issues of triple talaq, polygamy and the broader question of rights and protections for women.
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