With over three months since retired Justice Ranjana Desai claimed that the draft for the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in Uttarakhand was being ‘printed’ and was all set to be submitted to the government, the Congress questioned the reason for the draft being untraceable. The Opposition also alleged that UCC was Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) poll plank and the ruling party only wanted to keep the pot simmering to polarise voters ahead of general elections.
Speaking on the UCC, senior Congress leader and former Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Harish Rawat said that he had warned the Pushkar Singh Dhami government beforehand that UCC would not work for the innocent and peaceful people of the Himalayan State.
“Here, people live peacefully since ages. This government tried hard to divide people in the name of Mazar Jihad and Love Jihad but failed. They have realised long time back that UCC won’t help them so the matter has been shelved,” he said.
