Asaduddin Owaisi hits out at PM Modi over Uniform Civil Code push

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi has slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi after he made a strong pitch for the uniform civil code (UCC), stating he considers India's diversity and pluralism a problem.

Slamming PM Modi, Asaduddin Owaisi said, "India's PM considers India's diversity & its pluralism a problem. So, he says such things...Will you strip the country of its pluralism & diversity in the name of a UCC?... When he speaks of UCC, he is speaking of Hindu Civil Code...I challenge him - can he abolish Hindu Undivided Family?...Go and tell the Sikhs in Punjab about UCC, see what will be the reaction there..."

Earlier in the day, addressing a gathering of party workers in Bhopal, PM Modi said the opposition is using the issue of UCC to mislead and provoke the Muslim community.