BJP's manifesto on UCC will create divisions among communities: Chidambaram
Narendra Modi's 'sultan of tukde-tukde gang' jibe against Congress at a rally in Karnataka, former Union Minister P Chidambaram said on Tuesday that the BJP's manifesto, especially on the Uniform Civil Code, will create divisions between communities in India.
«Every time they (the BJP) are faced with a concrete set of plans and programmes from the Congress, they will accuse the Congress of being a gang that is trying to break up the country,» Chidambaram told ANI.
«In fact, it is the BJP's manifesto, especially on the common civil code, that will create divisions between one community and another, and these divisions will eventually lead to hate speeches, resentment, anger and conflict,» he added.
While addressing an election rally at Mysuru in Karnataka, PM Modi dubbed Congress as «the sultan of the tukde tukde gang,» alleging that the party harboured dangerous intentions to fragment, dismantle, and debilitate the nation.
The BJP's manifesto for the 2024 Lok Sabha election,released on Sunday, promises that it will implement UCC if it returns to power after the upcoming general elections.
«BJP believes that there cannot be gender equality till such time Bharat adopts a Uniform Civil Code, which protects the rights of all women, and the BJP reiterates its stand to draw a Uniform Civil Code, drawing upon the best traditions and harmonising them with the modern times,» the BJP's manifesto reads.
Reacting to the PM's allegation, Chidambaram also criticised the Centre for «breaking up» Jammu and Kashmir.
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