DMK MPs resolve to fervently oppose UCC in Parliament; raise BJP’s nine-year failure

CHENNAI: The DMK on Friday resolved to strongly oppose the Uniform Civil Code and raise the 'failures' of the nine-year BJP regime during the ensuing session of the Parliament. The DMK, which is the third largest party in the Lok Sabha, also said that the country and its Constitution would not withstand if the people give another opportunity to the BJP.

A resolution adopted to this effect at the meeting of the party MPs chaired by Chief Minister cum DMK president M K Stalin at the party headquarters Anna Arivalayam, said that the meeting records that 'we' are in a situation where the terms "socialistic, secular democratic republic" could be removed from the Constitution.

The meeting resolves that in the ensuing Parliament session, the MPs of DMK would vociferously raise their voice against the miseries caused by the BJP regime to the people of the country, the neglect of Tamil Nadu and its people, excesses of governors, and the various anti-people bills, including the Uniform Civil Code the BJP regime desperately tries to push in the Parliament.

The DMK MPs also resolved that they would raise issues in the interest of the people of Tamil Nadu and the country to demonstrate the threat posed to democracy, secularism, social justice, fundamental rights and state rights in the BJP regime.

Country, Constitution would not withstand

Describing the ruling BJP as the 'hero' of the culture of poaching opposition MPs and MLAs, the DMK accused the saffron party of making a mockery of the anti-defection law strengthened by former Prime Ministers Rajiv Gandhi and A B Vajpayee, and said, "Neither India nor the Constitution drafted for it would withstand (survive) if the people give another opportunity to the BJP."

Listing out the various failed promises of the nine-year Modi regime, including the creation of two crore new jobs per year and reduction fuel price and cooperative federalism, the DMK said that Prime Minister Modi and company would come seeking votes to convert a democratic, equal, social justice-driven and plural India into a fascist India through its hate and sanathanic politics. Remarking that hate politics was raging in the country, the DMK cited the Manipur crisis, skyrocketing inflation, unemployment rate and undermining of democracy and said that it was under such a circumstance that the PM, who claims to be for all, has shown his hatred side in the pretext of UCC.