“These days there is a new debate in the country. Some people are maintaining a silence on this issue. This reminds me of the scene in the Mahabharata in which Draupadi is being disrobed in an assembly and she asks a question to the gathering as to who is responsible for this?" he said.
"...no one was able to utter even a single word. At that time Vidur said people who have committed the crime, those who are the accomplices and those who maintained silence on this issue are equally responsible," Adityanath said.
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He made these remarks at an event to mark the 91st birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Chandrashekhar.
Batting for a Uniform Civil Code, Adityanath said, “(Former PM) Chandra Shekhar had said that if we are the same when it comes to soldiering and getting married, then why not a Uniform Civil Code?"
Adityanath’s statements come amid a raging debate on the issue with the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) rejecting “government interference", saying anyone who “misuses" the practice would face “social boycott".
In his valedictory address at the conclusion of the two-day BJP National Executive in Bhubaneswar, Prime Minister addressed the issue in the context of giving social justice to all, including Muslim women.
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