Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said, the government has no hidden agenda of imposing uniform civil code or behind the opposition to the triple talaq among Muslims. In an interview to a News Agency, Mr Prasad said, the whole apprehension that the government is bringing Uniform Civil Code or there is any agenda is completely baseless. <br/><br/>He said, the two need not be linked at all. Mr Prasad said, the Law Commission is examining it and there should be the widest consultation possible by all the stakeholders. He said the people opposing the common civil code should tell so to the law panel which has sought public opinion on the subject. <br/><br/>Mr Prasad asserted that while India respects freedom of religion and faith, unreasonable or discriminatory practices cannot be held integral to it and protected. <br/><br/>The government had on October 7 opposed in the Supreme Court the practice of triple talaq among Muslims, maintaining that it cannot be regarded as an essential part of religion. Noting that gender equality stands embedded right from the day the Constitution came into existence, the minister said development and empowerment of women were also among government's priorities.