Muslims suffer because of absence of Uniform civil code: Press Council Chief Justice M Katju

Last Updated : Jun 01 2014 | 5:36 PM IST

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New Delhi, June 01 (ANI): Press Council of India Chairman Markandey Katju came out in support of Uniform civil code and said that the absence of the same lead to suffering of the Muslim community. He said that there is no modernization of their personal law which depletes the conditions of the community even further. Katju also said that due to vote bank politics, Uniform Civil Code has not been made a law till the time. Further, he said that whether Article 370 remains or not, Kashmir cannot be separated from India and that India is a union of states and not a confederation of states.