Panaji, Sept. 17 -- BJP Goa Pradesh spokesperson Advocate Yatish Naik said AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi had made "factually incorrect statements" about the Civil Code in force in Goa, asserting that its provisions apply uniformly to all Goans irrespective of religion, caste or community.

Naik said matters pertaining to marriage and divorce were covered under the Civil Code in Goa and that the law required compulsory registration of marriages for all Goans, irrespective of their religion, caste or community.

On succession, he said the Goa legislature had enacted the Goa Succession, Special Notaries and Inventory Proceedings Act, 2012, which was adopted in 2016 and applies to all Goans irrespective of their caste, religion or community. ...