Why Hindus should not be obsessed with UCC and Section 295A, and instead seek liberation of temples
FirstpostHindus need to revisit their understanding of Section 295A and the Uniform Civil Code; they should, instead, seek the immediate liberation of their temples. Section 295A defines and prescribes punishment for “deliberate and malicious” acts, intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs. The Nupur Sharma episode and a series of killings thereafter prove that the community that is often projected by the Left-liberal ecosystem as “dara hua Musalman” doesn’t really need Section 295A to protect itself from “deliberate and malicious” acts intended to outrage its religious feelings. No wonder, soon after a master fact-checker created a global outrage by selectively and mischievously editing the Nupur Sharma tape, I asked one of my commentators why he was repeatedly using the term “holy” in his article, and pat came the reply: “It’s better to be safe than sorry. Yes, it would be a momentous day for India’s democracy to have UCC in place, for it would mark the beginning of a true liberal-secular culture in the country, but why should Hindus bet everything on how many times Muslims marry, especially when their own religious bodies are under the subjugation of the ‘secular’ State?