Srinagar, March 23 -- Former Chief Minister and National Conference Vice President Omar Abdullah on Saturday questioned the involvement of the Indian Army at a proposed seminar on Uniform Civil Code.
The Army is scheduled to hold a legal awareness seminar on ''Navigating legal frontiers: Understanding Indian Penal Code 2023 and the quest for Uniform Civil Code'' on March 26 at the Kashmir University Auditorium.
"Is it appropriate for the Indian Army to get involved in the divisive issue of the uniform civil code a that too in a sensitive area like Kashmir? There is a reason the Indian Army has remained apolitical and areligious. This ill-advised UCC seminar is a threat to both these basic tenets," Omar said in a post on X . "Going ahead w...