BJP leaders in poll-bound states where tribals account for sizeable chunk of population say opposition could rely on 'whispering campaign' focused on UCC to dent party's prospects.
It is because of this very unfounded self doubt, India has been labeled a 'laggard democracy,' & China, Japan, Korea etc sped past us in the decades after the end of WWII.
The panel was hearing the views of the Department of Legal Affairs, Legislative Department and the Law Commission of India on UCC. BJP suggests exempting Northeast from the code.
Shimla (Rural) MLA says remarks on UCC blown out of proportion & BJP is using issue to 'divert attention'. Congress minister calls Vikramaditya Singh's remarks 'personal opinion'.
BSP chief says UCC should be implemented with awareness & general consent, not by force. Later in the day, former NDA ally SBSP too endorsed a Uniform Civil Code.
Alliance partners have not lost any vote share. The central message of this election, therefore, is that the rival can’t take away your committed voters. You have to stitch alliances to bring in the “others”.
Indian govt officials last month skipped Turkish National Day celebrations in Delhi, in a message to Ankara following its support for Islamabad, particularly during Operation Sindoor.
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.
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