Congress opposing UCC for vote bank politics, succumbing to pressure from fundamentalists: BJP

The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has accused the Indian National Congress of indulging in vote bank politics over the issue of the implementation of a uniform civil code (UCC). The Congress has said that the government is desperate to divert attention from its failures by focusing on the UCC. The BJP, for its part, says the UCC is a tool that empowers women and is an important constitutional directive, while the Congress is playing into the hands of hardliners and fundamentalists for electoral gain.