Gangtok: The Joint Action Council passed a resolution declining the implementation of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in Sikkim, terming it “neither necessary nor desirable in the context of Sikkim.
On Sunday, a symposium organised by the JAC saw several political parties, organisations and individuals deliberate at length about the UCC.
“A resolution was passed in the light of Article 371F and other prevailing customary laws of various communities of Sikkim. The UCC is neither necessary nor desirable in the context of Sikkim. We have special protection under the Indian Constitution’s Article 371F, which safeguards all the laws imposed before 16 May 1975, whatever the laws: criminal, civil, or customary laws. Every law is being safeguarded and we don’t want to touch upon such laws or disturb such laws to safeguard the sanctity of constitutional rights of people of Sikkim,” said JAC Vice President Passang Sherpa.
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