Kolkata, July 18 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s former state president in West Bengal and former Governor of Meghalaya, Tathagata Roy, on Saturday issued a note of caution that the Communists should not regain their lost political significance in the state by taking advantage of the implosion in the Trinamool Congress following its landslide defeat in the recently concluded assembly elections. Roy said in a social media statement, “The BJP must keep a vigilant eye to ensure that the C…
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Kolkata, July 12 (IASN) Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Saugata Roy on Sunday reiterated his party’s opposition to the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), asserting that it would infringe upon the rights of minority communities. His remarks come on the back of West Bengal government constituting a high-level committee to prepare the draft UCC Bill for the state.Speaking to IANS, Roy reacted to the state government’s decision to form the panel, saying, “…We oppose the Uniform Civil Code because it will…
Kolkata, July 12 (IANS) Member of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) drafting committee in West Bengal and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Tathagata Roy on Sunday underlined that the proposed law is “as necessary as the Constitution”, while attacking the previous Trinamool Congress government for “favouring” Muslims.During an interaction with IANS, Roy said: “When our Constitution was implemented and prepared, Article 44 itself states that the state shall endeavour to implement the Uniform Civil C…
Kolkata, July 11 (IANS) The Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari-led government has issued a notification naming the other eight members of the nine-member committee headed by retired Judge of the Supreme Court, Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai, to study the draft of the Uniform Civil Code Bill, West Bengal, 2026.Aiming to implement a Uniform Civil Code in West Bengal, the committee headed by Justice Desai will study the Bill and give recommendations, following which the final Bill will be drafted and t…