Amid efforts at opposition unity for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, former Gujarat Chief Minister Shankersinh Vaghela, who had campaigned for the Congress in the assembly polls in the state last year, met Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday
PM's statement triggered a nationwide debate as several opposition leaders have accused PM Modi of raising the UCC issue for political gains ahead of the upcoming elections.
Police officials, however, said that deceased Shyam took the extreme step due to a failed love affair and that ruling party leaders are not behind the death.
It is noteworthy that Part 4, Article 44 of the Indian Constitution, corresponds with Directive Principles of State Policy, making it mandatory for the State to provide its citizens with a uniform civil code (UCC) throughout the territory of India. Referring to the failure of succeeding gove
Julius Maada Bio won 56 per cent of the vote while Samura Kamara, the leading opposition candidate, finished second with 41 per cent of the vote, The New York Times reported.
Congress leader and former Leader of Opposition in Kerala Ramesh Chennithala on Tuesday said that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) wants political mileage by talking about the Uniform Civil Code adding that it is a deliberate attempt to divide society on communal lines.
"When any law is made it is for everyone and they have to follow it. Then what is the need to discuss that bill which has already been passed?" Congress leader Tariq Anwar said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday slammed Opposition parties for playing politics over petrol prices and said that the Central Government has slashed excise duty twice in two years so that it does not burn a hole in people's pocket.
His stinging remarks came days after an opposition party meeting held in Patna earlier in the month pledged to take on BJP in the next years assembly elections.
"A few days ago a photo session was organised by them (Opposition) and if you see the photographs, you will realise that every person in the photo has their own history of scams, Every photo is a guarantee of corruption and scams. Everyone together is a guarantee of at least Rs 20 lakh crore
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday hit out at Opposition parties for "vote bank politics" and their "policy of appeasement" and said that those who are supporting triple talaq are doing grave injustice to Muslim women.