Here is a factbox on what India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) wants to achieve and how much progress it has made. The BJP could next turn to creating a uniform civil code which would trump the independence of religious communities on certain matters. The BJP's manifesto states gender equality cannot be attained until India adopts a uniform civil code, but the party has provided few details on its plans. Some Muslims are upset that Sharia, the Islamic legal and moral code, would likely be diluted under a uniform civil code. SECURITYModi's government has vowed a 'Zero Tolerance' approach against extremism and the BJP's manifesto says it has a policy of giving a "free hand" to security forces "combating terrorism."

Source: bd News24 November 12, 2019 03:58 UTC