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.
Hindu, Christian and Parsi communities have moved ahead and accepted the first stage of reforms. Let the Muslim community come forward and accept the first stage of reforms which have been embraced by other Islamic countries long ago. In this context, the constitutional promise of a Uniform Civil Code could be conceived around the principles of equality, liberty and fraternity committed to constitutional and gender justice without upsetting cultural sensibilities associated with religion and culture
An appeal has been made through the letter that a large number of people should register their protest against the Uniform Civil Code.
Considering the diversity of the country, we are not in favour of its forceful imposition. The path of mutual consent should be adopted in this and politics should not be done on this: Mayawati.
Goyal said that it is the need of the hour that a law should be made by uniting and including all the people of the country and the Supreme Court has also endorsed many of its verdicts.
The Himachal PWD minister is the son of Himachal Congress chief Pratibha Singh and the late six-time chief minister Virbhadra Singh.
