Jammu, March 24 -- After former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah raised a red flag questioning the timing and subject matter of the seminar on the issue of the Uniform Civil Code the Indian army Saturday decided to cancel the same citing imposition of the 'model code of conduct'.

Interestingly, the same model code of conduct was already in place when the organisers extended an invitation to the media persons to attend the seminar on the subject "Navigating legal frontiers: Understanding Indian Penal Code 2023 and the quest for Uniform Civil Code".

The seminar was scheduled for March 26 at the Kashmir University Auditorium. Srinagar-based PRO Defence sent the invite for the seminar to the media persons on behalf of General Of...