Guwahati, May 25 -- Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) Working President Jakir Hussain Sikdar on Monday questioned the need for the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), alleging that the move was part of the BJP's political agenda and adding that political parties in the state should have been consulted before the bill was introduced in the Assembly.

"We already asked why it is needed. The parties of Assam should have been consulted, which was not done. UCC is a political agenda of the BJP. How will it benefit the Assamese public?" Sikdar told ANI.

He also criticised the repeated fuel price hikes, saying the burden on the public was increasing.

"This happened again. What has happened in the country?. How will the people of the country surviv...