Jammu, Sep 15 (KNS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday said the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) must be decided by Parliament, not by individual states or Union Territories, insisting that state-level moves will not be final until a countrywide law is enacted.
His remarks came in response to Uttarakhand becoming the first state to implement the UCC.
"Let them do what they want to do till a law is enacted for the country. Finally, it is Parliament which will decide on this and not the individual UTs or States," CM Omar told reporters here as per news agency Kashmir News Service (KNS).
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He said unless there is a law at the country level, such moves by states will not be final. "In the end, the decision will be taken in Parliament," he said.
On the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, the Chief Minister said no law has been passed yet and a Joint Parliamentary Committee is still holding discussions.
"Let the committee do its work, after that Parliament will discuss its report," he said, adding that Kashmir chief cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq had also presented his viewpoint before the committee. (KNS)
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