PM Modi hails state’s Uniform Civil Code, critics warn of privacy and divisive issues

xIntroduction of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) is a mandate of the Indian Constitution as stated in Article 44: “The State shall endeavour to secure for the citizens a uniform civil code throughout the territory of India.” However, it has been a contentious issue due to its potential to undermine the diverse lifestyles people have adopted in different parts of the country. Governments since independence have kept the proposal for a UCC on the back burner due to this factor but the BJP, after discovering its divisive power, has placed it at the top of its agenda.

Hence, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s praise for the BJP government in Uttarakhand for the introduction of the UCC in the state and the steps it

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