Union home minister Amit Shah on Friday said the BJP would implement the Uniform Civil Code ( UCC ) in Uttar Pradesh if voted back to power, while predicting that the Samajwadi Party would remain out of power in the state for the next 30 years.
He also said Muslim women suffer the most in the absence of such a law, news agency PTI reported. UCC has already been implemented in many states. The people will not forgive even your third generation. Recently, Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma called for the implementation of the UCC nationwide, arguing that Muslim women were among those most affected by its absence.
Targeting Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, Shah said, “Akhilesh Babu, mark my words, your party will not form the government in Uttar Pradesh for the next 30 years. The UCC was one of the key poll promises of the BJP in the 2026 Assembly elections.
Addressing the BJP Uttar Pradesh unit’s State Working Committee meeting, Shah said, “This time, when the government comes to power, UCC will be implemented in Uttar Pradesh. He said a common law was necessary to address issues such as polygamy and pointed out that the UCC had already been notified in Assam. “The UCC has already been notified in Assam and should be implemented nationwide,” Sarma said in Basti district of Uttar Pradesh. Meanwhile, West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari recently said his government would introduce stringent laws against “love jihad” and “land jihad” within six months and implement the UCC in the state, along the lines of Uttarakhand and Gujarat. Talking about the Uniform Civil Code, the chief minister said West Bengal would follow Uttarakhand and Gujarat in implementing a Uniform Civil Code. The West Bengal UCC Bill aims to standardise civil laws across all communities on matters concerning marriage, divorce, inheritance and adoption, according to a government notification.
