Uniform Civil Code: A New Challenge to Secular India

India is secular in nature with unity in diversity principle as its base. The Constitution of, Article 44 of Directive Principles of State Policy provides for uniform civil code. At the India same time India is large democratic country which has allowed to practice and preach a religion of their choice to the citizens. Above all these humanity, protection of human rights, and protection of the weaker sections of the society is the responsibility of any government. The necessity of UCC lies in the discrimination based on gender in different religions. The deep rooted orthodox and unscientific practices of some religions look down upon the female and that resulted in violation of their rights and freedom. Uniform Civil Code aims at treating every citizen without discriminating on the bases of caste, religion or gender. It is need of the hour for to bring changes to the pitiable conditions of women and the weaker sections in some religions.