India, Sept. 14 -- AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday criticised Union home minister Amit Shah's announcement that BJP-led NDA governments in 21 states would introduce the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) before 2029, questioning whether the ruling alliance's partners had an independent political voice.

In a post on X, Owaisi said NDA allies should prove that they were not merely "choti BJP".

He also cited the Law Commission appointed by the NDA government, saying it had concluded that the UCC was "neither necessary nor desirable".

"The soul of this country is its pluralism," Owaisi said, arguing that a Uniform Civil Code would amount to imposing Hindu law on non-Hindus.

He criticised BJP-ruled states for laws such as the Disturbed Ar...