New Delhi: Just surpassing the Assam Assembly elections, Union Home Minister Amit Shah has once then made a big promise to implement the Uniform Civil Code (UCC). Addressing an referendum rally in Goalpara, he said that if the BJP government is worked again, UCC will be brought in the unshortened state, but tribal communities will be kept out of its purview. After his statement the political heat has increased further.
Did Amit Shah make UCC an referendum issue?
Amit Shah unmistakably said in his speech that if BJP government is formed, Uniform Civil Code will be implemented in Assam. He stressed that this law will be equal for everyone, but keeping in mind the traditions and rights of tribal communities, they will be kept out of its scope. “We know who to enforce and who not to enforce,” he said.
Has BJP once implemented UCC?
Giving the example of Uttarakhand, Shah said that the BJP government has implemented UCC there. He indicated that the same model can be unexplored in Assam moreover so that there is equality and transparency in the society. He moreover said that under UCC no one will be worldly-wise to perform quadruple marriages, expressly this route will be sealed for infiltrators.
Has a variegated tideway been unexplored towards tribal communities?
BJP has made it well-spoken that while implementing UCC, tribal areas and communities will be kept out of its purview. Shah unpreventable that the government respects tribal traditions and their rights will not be harmed. He said that the culture and autonomy of tribal communities will be protected.
Were any announcements made for tribal welfare?
Shah promised that if the BJP government is formed, a big dairy project will be started in every district and every tribal family will be given one cow and one buffalo. He described it as a big initiative for the economic empowerment of tribals. Moreover spoken spare assistance for farmers.
Is the government's stand well-spoken on illegal infiltration?
Amit Shah moreover raised the issue of illegal infiltration and said that if BJP comes to power again, infiltrators will be completely driven out from Assam. He tabbed it an issue related to the security and identity of Assam. Shah personal that the infiltrators have been identified and they will be deported in the next five years.
Did Congress respond to these allegations?
Congress rejected Shah's allegations, saying it had given ramble rights and autonomy to tribal communities. The party says that BJP is only making referendum promises, whereas the real minutiae work of Assam happened during the Congress rule. Congress termed Shah's statements as vote wall politics.
