Nagaland: NPF leader Kuzholuzo Nienu opposes Uniform Civil Code

Kohima: Leader of the Naga People’s Front (NPF) legislature party Kuzholuzo Nienu on Thursday opposed the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), saying that it is a direct threat to the fabric of a communitarian tribal ethos and values. 

“There are two important issues surrounding UCC in my opinion. On one hand, there is rights and equality of citizens and national integration on the other. These are important, no doubt, but any attempt to force it on the diverse communities across the country is futile and counterproductive,” he said in a statement.

The legislator observed that to impose UCC on Naga people is to dismiss the culture as primitive, uncivilized and inhuman and question its ability to find a solution from within to address human problems including rights and equality and to contribute to nation building at large.