BJP backs Uniform Civil Code in West Bengal
India, June 30 -- The BJP on Monday backed the implementation of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), describing it as part of the party's commitment to women's empowerment, while accusing the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the Congress of putting vote-bank politics above women's rights. The remarks came amid the West Bengal government's decision to introduce the UCC Bill in the State Assembly. Less than two months after ending the TMC's 15-year rule in the State, the BJP Government is expected to table in the West Bengal Assembly one of its most ambitious and politically sensitive promises, setting the stage for what could become the first major ideological confrontation of the post-election period. BJP national spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla sa...
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