Shah said that the UCC has been the BJP's resolve since its foundation and the saffron party-led state governments are establishing uniform law for every citizen.
Calling the NDA government at Centre as a tribal-friendly dispensation, Amit Shah urged people to guard against individuals spreading lies over the UCC to create a divide among people.
The legislation will be introduced during the upcoming session of the Assam Legislative Assembly beginning on May 21.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Thursday announced that his government will implement the uniform civil code (UCC) this month.
The concept of a Uniform Civil Code (one civil law for the whole country) is gaining momentum. This follows Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Independence Day speech this week.
The Kerala Legislative Assembly on Tuesday unanimously passed a resolution demanding the Centre to withdraw its arbitrary and hasty move to impose a uniform civil code (UCC) that renders secular character of the Constitution void.
In response to the Law Commission's call for suggestions on Uniform Civil Code, All India Lawyers Union (AILU) said that imposition of UCC was neither necessary nor desirable at this stage, at all.
In 1987, the CPI-M under the leadership of EMS, conducted a major campaign against the Muslim Personal Law, emphasising the importance of a comprehensive UCC applicable to all religions.
Bharatiya Janata Party's Sikh leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa says the Sikh body is pleasing its political masters.
The Law Commission of India last month invited individuals, civil society organisations (CsOs), and religious outfits to submit their views on the Uniform Civil Code proposed to be enacted by the Centre as promised in the ruling party’s election manifesto.
