Without giving a time-line for the implementation of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), the BJP on Thursday said a process on the issue of adopting the UCC is underway and people should wait for its outcome.
Addressing a press conference here, BJP leader and former Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad also accused the Congress-led Government at Chattisgarh of causing a revenue loss of RS 2,061 crore to the state treasury by “blessing” the liquor mafia in the state. He said those involved in the liquor scam are close to the state Chief Minister. Answering a question on the UCC the former minister said the commitment to the implementation of UCC has been a part of the ruling party's manifesto."A process is on. You should wait for its outcome," he said while replying to a question at conference.
The BJP-ruled Uttarakhand government has been ‘hurrying’ with its expert committee report on the UCC in the state. A day before Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said that his government would not delay the implementation of the UCC . Dhami also had a long meeting with union minister Amit Shah. Uttarakhand UCC is seen by many observers as a ‘pilot project’ to the UCC at the national level .
At the central level the Law Commission has sought people's views on the contentious issue through a public notice on June 13. Some groups, including those representing sections of Muslims and tribals, have opposed the UCC while most opposition parties have linked the BJP's push for it to the upcoming polls, including the Lok Sabha elections in 2024.
At the Conference , Prasad advised RJD leader Lalu Prasad Yadav to be concerned about the pending corruption cases against him and keep good health instead of worrying about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s victory in Lok Sabha polls, next year. Prasad claimed that BJP would win all 40 Lok Sabha seats from Bihar in 2024.
The RJD leader had claimed that the BJP will be defeated in the 2024 polls. Prasad had said the RJD leader had predicted defeat for the BJP in 2014 and 2019 elections also.