Modi’s BJP Moves to Ban Polygamy in India

Opponents call planned Uniform Civil Code an election ploy that would destroy diversity and pluralism

By: Nava Thakuria

There is growing debate in India over the Bharatiya Janata Party government’s proposed adoption of a Uniform Civil Code, with critics and opposition leaders arguing that the code would destroy India's diversity and pluralism, and that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is advocating its adoption for political reasons, targeting the religious …