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Bengaluru, Jul 26: The representatives of the Muslim Personal Law Board called on Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and voiced their concerns over the implementation of Uniform Civil Code against the wishes of the minority community.

The chief minister, who received the representatives of the Muslim Personal Law Board at his Home Office Krishna on Wednesday, assured the delegation that the Congress government was committed to protecting the rights and interests of minorities.

The delegation expressed concern about the threat to the rights of Muslims and the Muslim personal law due to the implementation of the Uniform Civil Code.

The previous Law Commission had rejected the central government's proposal saying that implementation of Uniform Civil Code was not feasible in this diverse country. Now the Central Government has asked the present Law Commission to review this matter again.

Accordingly, the Law Commission is collecting opinions from the public.

On behalf of his board, he said that more than one crore have signed the petition against the implementation of Uniform Civil Code and sent to the Law Commission.

The Chief Minister said that we will respond after the publication of the draft Uniform Civil Code.

"Our government will never allow suppression of minority rights,’’ he said pointing out that the Narendra Modi government is creating unnecessary controversy as part of its strategy of polarisation ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.

The members of the delegation also requested the government to protect the Waqf properties and clear encroachment.

Former Rajya Sabha Vice President K. Rehman Khan, Housing and Minority Welfare Minister B.Z. Jameer Ahmed Khan, Legislative Council Chief Whip Saleem Ahmed, MLA RizwanArshad, Political Secretary to Chief Minister Nazir Ahmed, Maulana Syed Mustafa RafaiNadvi, Maulana Syed Muhammad TanveerHashmi, MaulanaShabir AhmadHussainiNadvi, Mufti Iftikhar Ahmed Qasmi and others were present.