Opposition parties on Tuesday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of raking up the issue of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) to divert attention from more pressing problems, including the unabated violence in Manipur. They also termed his remarks a “dog whistle” to polarise the electorate ahead of the 2024 general election.
Congress general secretary, organisation, K.C. Venugopal said the Prime Minister “has to answer the real questions of this country — unemployment, price rise and the Manipur issue”. “Manipur has been burning for the last 60 days. Why has the PM not uttered a single word? He wants to run away from the real issues of the country, that is why they are only trying to divert the issues,” he said.
