In an exclusive interview with ANI, Goyal said that it is the need of the hour that a law should be made by uniting and including all the people of the country and the Supreme Court has also endorsed it many of its verdicts.
Addressing a press conference in Lucknow, Mayawati said, "Our party (BSP) is not against the implementation of UCC, but we do not support the way BJP is trying to implement Uniform Civil Code in the country. It is not right to politicize this issue and forcefully implement UCC in the country
Leader of the Opposition in the Kerala Assembly, VD Satheesan on Sunday alleged that BJP is bringing Uniform Civil Code(UCC) to divide people and said that there is no need for UCC at present.
A 1993-batch IAS officer, Anurag Verma, on Saturday, took charge as 42nd Chief Secretary of Punjab in the presence of outgoing Chief Secretary Vijay Kumar Janjua and other senior civil officers.
"The government, which is answerable for price rises, unemployment, and corruption, will divert people's attention from important issues. We will meet and decide what our action plan will be. Right now, it's just word of mouth. We will decide when the draft is ready. We will decide on the g
Vikramaditya Singh, who is the son of Himachal PCC chief Pratibha Singh and late Chief Minister Virbhadhra Singh, said Congress represents all sections of people
Goa CM Pramod Sawant said, "Uniform Civil Code is important for women empowerment and gender equality. Many parties are doing politics on UCC. It means they don't want the empowerment of women and gender quality. UCC is not based on caste and religion."
The Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) ally Nationalist Congress Party took a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his remarks on the Uniform Civil Code a day earlier.
Former Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister and BJP leader Jairam Thakur welcomed Himachal Pradesh PWD Minister Vikramaditya Singh's support to the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) saying that he listened to his conscience and expressed it.
The Chief Minister said that Ranikhet and Lansdowne were not strategic cantonments, so they should be disbanded on priority. Dissolution of Cantonment Boards and transfer of civil areas in these cities to local municipalities/district administration will benefit the local population. It will
"Violence increased in Manipur due to Rahul Gandhi's visit. Violence by mob sponsored by some opposition parties including the Congress," the Manipur Food and Civil Supplies Minister said.
"Diversity has always been India's strength. However, it's still early days as we don't know what the final UCC draft would be like. Without seeing the actual draft, it will be difficult going into the details of it," the Meghalaya CM added.