The Congress on Wednesday (September 23, 2026) alleged that for the Modi government, the UCC (Uniform Civil Code) is not an instrument of considered legal reform but an instrument of division, disruption and diversion, as well as a tool for stoking prejudices and keeping society in a State of permanent polarisation.
Evidently other NDA parties have lost their voices and are being silenced by the BJP, the Congress general secretary said. Posting his statement on X, Mr. Here is our statement on the non-uniform ‘Uniform’ Civil Codes (UCC) the HM is trying to bulldoze through in every state. Instead it recommended addressing nor discrimination within individual family laws while preserving India’s legal and cultural diversity,” Mr. “For the Modi Government, the UCC is not an instrument of considered legal reform to be implemented after the widest possible consultations and public debate and with the broadest possible consensus.
“After extensive research, the Commission published its Consultation Paper on Reform of Family Law on August 31, 2018. Its conclusion appearing in paragraph 1.15 on page 7 of the Consultation Paper was clear: ‘The formulation of a Uniform Civil Code is neither necessary nor desirable at this stage’. Union Home Minister Amit Shah has made a typically bombastic announcement that a UCC will be implemented in all NDA-ruled States before the 2029 Lok Sabha election, he said.
Because the facts, as usual, did not align with its political agenda, the Congress leader said, the Modi government has chosen to disregard the findings of the very Commission it tasked with examining the issue.
Congress general secretary in charge of communications Jairam Ramesh said the resignation of a former High Court Judge from the Maharashtra government’s committee to draft a UCC for the State raises larger questions, apart from his several concerns on the functioning of this committee. Ramesh said, “A retired High Court judge has shown courage to resign from a committee set up by the Maharashtra government to prepare a uniform civil code for the state. Ramesh said. It is, in reality, an instrument of division, disruption and diversion, a tool for harassment and intimidation, stoking prejudices and keeping society in a state of permanent polarisation,” Ramesh said.
