This time, with elections due next year, his remarks to a BJP meeting show that he is taking up the issue of a uniform civil code, in time for the next election. The British, faced with the almost-bewildering mosaic of Indian society, were careful not to create a UCC, though they imposed uniform civil and criminal procedure codes. It should be noted that the various personal laws were administered as customary laws. - Advertisement -Whether Modi makes this stunt work or not, will depend on whether his government enacts a UCC before the election or not. After all, like the Rasm Mandir, this is an old BJP issue.

Source: Pakistan Today July 17, 2023 12:19 UTC