BJP Promises Uniform Civil Code In Himachal Pradesh If Voted Back To Power | Read
Less than a week before Himachal Pradesh votes, the ruling BJP on Sunday promised to bring in a Uniform Civil Code - a contentious issue among Muslims because it will do away with religion-specific laws - if the party is voted back to power. The move, also promised in Gujarat which votes next month, has been slammed by the opposition as just a gimmick to shore up votes of the Hindu majority because a civil code is widely believed to be the domain of the centre rather than a state.
