'To end discrimination against women': Taslima Nasreen calls for UCC implementation in India, Bangladesh and Pakisatn

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

59% : Women face a great deal of discrimination, and much of it can be removed through a UCC.
55% : Exiled Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen on Sunday called for the implementation of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in India, Bangladesh and Pakistan, arguing that such a law was necessary to eliminate discrimination, especially against women."All advanced countries have UCC-like laws.
48% : It is essential," Nasreen told reporters at a press conference in Kolkata, where she returned after nearly two decades.Last month, the BJP-led West Bengal government constituted a high-level committee to examine a draft Uniform Civil Code for the state.Nasreen left Kolkata in 2007 after protests over the publication of her book Dwikhandito (Split: A Life) forced the then Left Front government to move her out of the West Bengal capital.Talking about her native Bangladesh, the 63-year-old writer claimed that many women, particularly Hindus, continued to face discrimination in the country.

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