Kolkata, June 27 -- West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari on Friday said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in the state will introduce strict laws against "love jihad", "land jihad" and forceful religious conversion. "Prime Minister Narendra Modi has already abrogated Articles 370 and 35A of the Constitution. The West Bengal will introduce Uniform Civil Code. Have faith. Give us some time. We will bring strict and tough laws against love-jihad, land jihad and forceful religious conversion," he said. 'Love jihad' is a term largely used by right-wing groups to describe marital relationships between Muslim men and Hindu women, though the courts and the Centre do not officially recognise the term. Adhikari was addressing a programme organised to mark the 189th birth anniversary of Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay and commemorate 150 years of Vande Mataram in Kolkata. Earlier in the day, he told reporters that the government was likely to introduce a bill on UCC on Monday during the ongoing Budget session. "UCC will be implemented in West Bengal. There is a procedure which has to be followed. A committee headed by a sitting judge has to be set up. Uttarakhand, Gujarat and Assam have done it before," he said. The BJP, in its manifesto ahead of the 2026 state elections, promised to implement the UCC within six months of taking charge. The state also made singing of "Vande Mataram" mandatory during assembly prayers in all state-run schools and madrasas. TMC MP Mahua Moitra hit back at the BJP government over the proposed UCC, accusing the ruling dispensation of trying to "uproot" the Opposition through intimidation and divisive and draconian policies....