BJP seeking communal polarisation by implementing UCC, says Sitaram Yechury
The Statesman|July 16, 2023
CPI-M General Secretary Sitaram Yechury on Saturday said that the BJP is aiming to create communal polarisation by implementing the Uniform Civil Code (UCC).
BJP seeking communal polarisation by implementing UCC, says Sitaram Yechury

Inaugurating a national seminar on the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), organized by the CPI-M in Kerala’s Kozhikode, Mr Yechury said the BJP is using the Uniform Civil Code as a political tool to sharpen communal polarisation and this attempt is to be defeated by combined efforts.

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