Latest Uniform Civil Code News & Updates

Kolkata, April 14 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Tuesday that if the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) comes to power in West Bengal after the two-phased Assembly polls scheduled later this month, it will bring an end to the practices of rampant ‘Love Jihad’ and ‘multiple marriages’ in the state by enforcing the Uniform Civil Code (UCC). “Some people have the liberty to maintain four marriages simultaneously, while others have to maintain one marriage at a time. Is this fair? But do not…

Dehradun, April 14 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while inaugurating the Rs 12,000 crore Delhi-Dehradun Economic Corridor on Tuesday, reiterated the double-engine government’s commitment for fast-tracking growth in ‘Devbhoomi’ Uttarakhand and also made a fervent appeal for cross-party support to the Women’s Reservation Bill. The Prime Minister also hailed the Pushkar Singh Dhami-led Uttarakhand government for being the first in implementing the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) and spoke about its …

Kolkata, April 13 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah launched a scathing attack on the Trinamool Congress on Monday, saying its leaders are linked to all the corruption cases in West Bengal.“From cash-for-query to cash-for-job, from cattle smuggling to coal smuggling, from PDS scam to illegal land grabbing — name any field of corruption, and you will find the footprints of Trinamool Congress leaders there. The people are frustrated by this misrule, and hence they are determined to bring a c…

Kolkata, April 11 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday gave a call to the tribal population of West Bengal to use the upcoming Assembly elections next month as an opportunity to take revenge against the Trinamool Congress and the Mamata Banerjee-led state government for the recent insult that President Droupadi Murmu, who herself hails from the tribal community, faced during her recent visit to the poll-bound state. “Be it the Congress leadership or be it Mamata Banerjee, never thoug…

Kolkata, April 11 (IANS) Trinamool Congress supremo, Mamata Banerjee, on Saturday criticised the BJP for proposing to implement a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in West Bengal and claimed that through this the saffron camp wants to snatch away the rights of the people.Addressing an election rally in Keshiary of West Midnapore district, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee claimed, “Do you know the meaning of UCC? You will not have any rights. You will not have the right to practice your religion…

New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah is set to address a series of election rallies in West Bengal on Saturday, as part of the BJP’s intensified campaign for the upcoming Assembly elections.According to the scheduled programme, HM Shah will begin his campaign outreach with the first public meeting in the Onda Assembly constituency at 11:00 a.m. at Ramsagar Anchal Ground in Chhatna, located in Bankura district. He will then address a second public rally in th…

Guwahati, April 7 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday highlighted the Narendra Modi government’s initiatives in promoting Assam’s cultural identity and announced a series of welfare measures while addressing a public rally in Hailakandi district.HM Shah said PM Modi had played a key role in taking Assam’s cultural symbols to the global stage.He noted that the traditional Assamese ‘gamocha’ had gained international recognition under the BJP government. In a veiled attack on …

Gandhinagar, April 6 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) marked its 47th foundation day in Gujarat on Monday, with Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and state president Jagdish Vishwakarma hoisting the party flag in Gandhinagar and addressing party workers.At the BJP state headquarters, the leaders paid floral tributes to Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee and Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya before the event.They also criticised remarks made by Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge during a rally in Keralam…

Ahmedabad, April 4 (IANS) All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) Chief and MP Asaduddin Owaisi, on Saturday, rejected allegations that his party acts as a proxy for the BJP and criticised the Congress for failing to effectively counter the ruling party, during his visit to Gujarat. Addressing a press conference in Ahmedabad, Owaisi said: “I am not a B-team of the BJP. I am the original ‘M’ team — the team of the marginalised, not just minorities”, asserting that AIMIM represents underre…

New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) on Friday strongly opposed the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) initiatives in Uttarakhand and Gujarat, terming them constitutionally flawed, legally untenable, and violative of religious freedom and civil liberties.Addressing a press conference here, senior Board members said the UCC Bill passed by the Gujarat Legislative Assembly — currently awaiting the Governor’s assent — has raised serious constitutional, legal, and demo…