Political heat over UCC rises in Bengal; BJP and Opposition at odds following CM’s announcement

Political heat over UCC rises in Bengal; BJP and Opposition at odds following CM’s announcement

Desk: The political tussle over the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) has intensified in West Bengal. CM Suvendu Adhikari has announced that the UCC will be implemented in the state within six months. He has also spoken of introducing stringent laws against ‘Love Jihad,’ ‘Land Jihad,’ and forced religious conversions. While the BJP links the move to equal rights and justice for women, the opposition has voiced its opposition, terming it a political agenda. In short, the war of words over the UCC issue has heated up in Bengal’s political landscape.