New Delhi, 28/4: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s administration is weighing the political costs of replacing India’s religion-based marriage and inheritance laws with a uniform civil code ahead of national elections in 2024, according to people involved in the plan, a move that risks alienating a broad spectrum of voters.
The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party has begun the process to implement uniform civil laws in the tiny hill state of Uttarakhand where it dominates the local legislature, said the people who declined to be named as they are not authorised to speak to the media.
The Hindu nationalist party also plans to adopt the laws in a few states, particularly in parts of the remote northeast to gauge any backlash before a nationwide roll-out, the people said.
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