Overview
- Assam constituted an eight-member committee on Friday to draft rules for the Uniform Civil Code bill and gave the panel one month to submit a draft to the political department.
- Union Home Minister Amit Shah told a BJP state working committee in Lucknow on Friday that the party would implement a UCC in Uttar Pradesh if it wins the 2027 assembly election.
- Media reports differ on Assam’s legal status because some outlets say the state has sent the bill to the President for assent while others report formal Presidential approval was recorded on September 29, 2026.
- Opposition leaders immediately rejected or mocked Shah’s pledge, with Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav calling the UCC ‘not worth implementing’ and framing the announcement as election timing.
- The BJP is pursuing a decentralized rollout of UCCs across NDA-ruled states with variations in substance—proposals include bans on polygamy, gender-equal inheritance and registration rules—raising legal complexity and wide public debate.