Hyderabad, September 14, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of pursuing the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in states where it is in power with the intention of targeting Muslims rather than promoting equality.
Reacting to Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s statement that all 21 NDA-ruled states would implement the UCC before the 2029 Lok Sabha elections, Owaisi said the move raised constitutional and questions about India’s pluralistic character.
“The BJP and Union Home Minister Amit Shah are doing this against Articles 25 which guarantees freedom of religion, Article 14 which guarantees the right to equality, and Articles 26 and 29 of the Constitution,” the Hyderabad MP told reporters.
Owaisi said India’s “soul” was pluralism and alleged that the BJP and RSS were attempting to impose Hindu laws on non-Hindu communities. He also cited the Law Commission’s reported view that a UCC was “neither necessary nor desirable” for India.
He challenged Amit Shah and the BJP to implement in Goa the same UCC provisions introduced in Uttarakhand, Gujarat and Assam if they considered Goa an example of a uniform civil law.
Owaisi also questioned what he described as discriminatory provisions under the Disturbed Area Act and laws concerning alleged “Love Jihad”.
The AIMIM chief criticised the West Bengal government’s reported decision to close 252 madrassas, alleging that the action reflected hostility towards Muslims and Islam. He said minorities had a constitutional right under Article 30 to establish institutions of their choice.
On the controversy over food served at the BRICS Summit, Owaisi stressed India’s diversity of cultures, religions, languages and dietary practices. He claimed around 20 per cent of minorities in India are vegetarian.
Owaisi also questioned India’s cricketing and foreign-policy positions, including the Indian women’s team declining to receive the Women’s Asia Cup trophy from ACC President and PCB chief Mohsin Naqvi. He linked the issue to the suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty and questioned the BCCI’s commercial relationship with the ICC.
He further alleged that Pakistan had sponsored the recent Red Fort suicide blast and questioned the government’s response to families affected by the Pahalgam terror attack. These allegations were not independently established in his remarks.
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