JD(U) leaders to soon meet Home Minister Amit Shah to discuss Uniform Civil Code

New Delhi: Janata Dal (United) working president Sanjay Jha on Monday said his party leaders will soon meet Home Minister Amit Shah to discuss implementing a Uniform Civil Code in states.

The JD(U) leader's remarks come a day after Shah asserted that the NDA governments in 21 states will introduce a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) before 2029.

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"We will soon meet Home Minister Amit Shah to discuss the issue," Jha told PTI when asked about Shah's assertion.

Addressing a press conference in Mumbai on Sunday, Shah highlighted the government's initiatives for women and said, "Triple talaq has been abolished, giving Muslim women equal rights. We have introduced UCC in several states, and I am confident that in the 21 BJP-NDA ruled states, we will introduce the UCC before 2029."

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The press conference was organised to announce a month-long campaign from September 17 to mark Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 76th birthday and 25 years of his public service starting as the Gujarat chief minister.

With 12 Lok Sabha MPs, the JD(U) is a key constituent of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA). The Nitish Kumar-led party shares power with the BJP in Bihar.