New Delhi, September 14, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Monday welcomed Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s announcement that the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) would be implemented in all BJP-NDA-ruled states before 2029, describing the move as a potential milestone for women’s and children’s rights.
VHP spokesperson Vinod Bansal also urged governments in states not ruled by the BJP or the NDA to take steps towards implementing the UCC, arguing that the initiative should extend beyond states governed by the ruling alliance.
In a post on X, Bansal said five states had already implemented the UCC, while three others were working towards it. He welcomed Shah’s announcement regarding its implementation in BJP-ruled states across the country by 2029.
Bansal said the move would help address what the VHP described as continuing gender inequality and discrimination and would strengthen the rights of women and children.
He also credited the Narendra Modi government with pursuing the UCC, claiming that its implementation would benefit sections of society that, according to the VHP, had been denied equal rights for decades.
“Through the Uniform Civil Code, the deprived sections of the country, comprising a large part of the population, will be able to access the rights they have not been able to enjoy in the last 75 years, and women and children will be liberated from the clutches of fundamentalists and separatists,” Bansal said.
He further appealed to governments in the remaining non-BJP-ruled states to initiate the process, stressing that implementation of the common civil code should not be confined to BJP-NDA governed states.
Shah had announced on Sunday that the UCC would be implemented in all 21 states governed by the BJP-NDA before 2029. He said the process would be carried out in phases through necessary measures and efforts.
The Home Minister also pointed out that the UCC has already been implemented in some states, while work is underway in others, and said the next step would be to bring the remaining states under the common civil code.
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