The Law Commission’s long drawn agenda to put in place a Uniform Civil Code hasn’t gone down well with the Muslim clerics and Islamic religious leaders in the nation.

Here are some of the reactions from the Muslim Personal Law Board which have come out recently against the proposal on Twitter

The Law Commission’s proposal of implementing a Uniform Civil Code in the country reached a decisive phase as the body asked the citizens of the nations to give their views on ending several religious practices and customs that had been branded anti-women in all three major religions.

The commission send out a list of 16 questions to gauge public opinion and the direction in which it should proceed, the Commission also asked whether to ban or regulate polygamy?

The question may appear aimed at ending the much criticized practice of a Muslim man permitted to marry up to four women. But the commission adds another question to it to end similar practices such as Maitri-Karar.

The religious and political figures from the Islam fraternity on Sunday night came down heavily against any attempt at introducing a Uniform Civil Code (UCC).

At a well attended public meeting “Against UCC and Protection of Sharia Conference” in Khilwat grounds, organised by the Seerat-un-Nabi Academy, a religious organisation, speakers said that the Muslim community will not accept an imposition of the UCC.

Describing the UCC as a dead issue, he said, “Dr B R Ambedkar was told that Muslims would never accept a common civil code. He [Ambedkar] knew that only a mad man would introduce UCC. He therefore clarified that it is not mandatory.”

Those who are enemies of the country will impose a UCC, he claimed.Citing articles of the Constitution, Azmi said, “Nobody can interfere in the religion and religious practices of any person. This is a secular country. What is a secular state? And why is secularism being tarnished?”

Maulana Fazlullah Qadri, prominent Muslim cleric from the Islamic seminary Jamia Nizamia, described oral triple talaq as a “bandooq ki goli” (bullet). He said that divorce is frowned upon in the scriptures.