Short-lived friendship? Nitish opposes Centre's questionnaire on Uniform Civil Code
January 12, 2017  09:49
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Nitish Kumar's bonhomie with Prime Minister Narendra Modi seems to have hit a snag days after they swapped high praise. The Bihar chief minister has made it clear that his opposition to a Uniform Civil Code stands.

Kumar has not just rejected the proposal in a 16-point questionnaire sent by the National Law Commission, but has also urged it to consult the "affected parties".

A Uniform Civil Code would mean same family laws for all religions and communities.

After taking his law department's opinion, the CM explained to his cabinet colleagues that one can't even think of such vital change being contemplated on a "yes or no" basis.

Taking a detour from the opposition's aggressive campaign against the centre's notes ban and facing the anger of leaders like Mamata Banerjee, Kumar said he fully supported PM Modi's anti-corruption move.

The PM returned the favour last week at a public meeting in Patna's Gandhi Maidan to mark the birth anniversary of Guru Govind Singh. He praised Kumar's move to ban liquor in Bihar.
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