Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Sunday said her party was not against implementing uniform civil code (UCC), which she believed would “lead to communal harmony” but slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party for “politicising” the issue.
Mayawati’s remarks came after Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a recent programme in Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh pitched for a uniform civil code in the country.
“Our party (the BSP) is not against the implementation of UCC. But we do not support the way BJP is trying to implement uniform civil code in the country. It is not right to politicise this issue and forcefully implement UCC in the country,” 67-year-old Mayawati, a former chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, told reporters here on Sunday.
According to the BSP national president, the implementation of UCC will strengthen the country and unite Indians. “It will also develop a sense of brotherhood among people. However, the forceful implementation of UCC is not right. Politicising this issue will create problems,” she said.
“The uniform civil code is already mentioned in the Constitution. But the Constitution does not support imposing it. The BJP should have considered all the dimensions related to UCC,” the BSP chief said.