Uniform Civil Code: Third prong in BJP's three-point core agenda

The new effort by the 22nd Law Commission will look at personal laws relating to marriage, divorce, maintenance, custody and guardianship of children, inheritance and succession, and adoption

Along with the repeal of Article 370 and the construction of a ‘grand’ Ram temple in Ayodhya, both of which the Narendra Modi government has accomplished, the adoption of a uniform civil code (UCC) has been the third prong of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP’s) three-point core agenda since the late 1980s.

The 22nd Law Commission on Wednesday initiated a fresh consultation process on the UCC by seeking views from stakeholders, including the public and recognised religious organisations.

Despite the 21st Law Commission’s report submitted in August 2018 stating that a UCC was “neither necessary nor