Amit Shah Says The BJP Will Take Uttarakhand’s Uniform Civil Code To Every State It Governs
India’s home minister said on Friday that his party would introduce a uniform civil code in every state it governs, telling a crowd in Uttarakhand that 15 states had moved towards one since the Himalayan state became the first to enforce it Image Via: PIB India Amit Shah was speaking at Uttarakhand’s foundation day, marking the creation of the state — originally named Uttaranchal — on 9 November 2000, when a government led by Atal Bihari Vajpayee carved it out of Uttar Pradesh. It was renamed in 2007. A uniform civil code replaces religion-specific personal laws on marriage, divorce and inheritance with a single statute. Uttarakhand brought one into force in January 2025, the first Indian state to legislate its own; Goa retains a civil code inherited from Portuguese rule. Under it, Shah said, no one in the state can take multiple spouses and no woman can be subjected to instant divorce. He also set a target for elections due in 2027, asking for 50 per cent of the vote and more than ...