New Delhi, Sept. 23 -- Senior Congress MP Jairam Ramesh lashed out at the ruling government, alleging that the Bharatiya Janata Party is attempting to bulldoze a fragmented Uniform Civil Code across states for political polarisation.

Ramesh, in a post on X, commended the move following the high-profile resignation of a retired High Court judge from Maharashtra's state-level drafting committee, highlighting how the legislation is being driven forward.

"A retired High Court judge has shown courage to resign from a committee set up by the Maharashtra government to prepare a uniform civil code for the state. Here is our statement on the non-uniform "Uniform" Civil Codes (UCC) the HM is trying to bulldoze through in every state," Jairam Rame...