Amit Shah promises UCC in Uttar Pradesh if BJP retains power in 2027
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Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said that a Uniform Civil Code would be implemented in Uttar Pradesh if the Bharatiya Janata Party retains power in the 2027 Assembly elections, The Indian Express reported.
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“UCC has already been implemented in many states,” the newspaper quoted the BJP leader as saying. “If you form the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh, we will implement UCC in Uttar Pradesh.”
Shah made the remarks while addressing party colleagues at the BJP’s working committee meeting in Lucknow, PTI reported.
The Uniform Civil Code proposed by the BJP aims to introduce a common set of laws governing marriage, divorce, succession and adoption for all citizens. Currently, such personal affairs of different religions are based on community-specific laws, largely derived from their religious scriptures.
Introducing a common personal law has for long been on the BJP’s agenda and several states ruled by the party have been making advances towards implementing it.
The announcement on Friday follows Shah’s September statement that governments led by the BJP and its National Democratic Alliance partners in 21 states would introduce the Uniform Civil Code before 2029, when the next Lok Sabha elections are scheduled.
Reacting to the BJP leader’s statement, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav said a Uniform Civil Code was “not worth implementing”, ANI reported.
The Opposition leader also said that despite the Lok Sabha passing the...