BJP plays cards of UCC in Himachal Pradesh Poll
The ruling BJP in Himachal Pradesh has promised to implement Uniform Civil Code after coming to power again in Himachal Pradesh. The party which was playing soft Hindutava card have taken a hard stance in the last leg of assembly campaign while releasing party Manifesto here on Sunday. Party Star campaigner and Union Home Minister Amit Shah also announced in a campaign meeting at Jaswan Pragpur in Kangra district on Sunday that BJP would implement UCC in state just the government came up with Citizen Amendment Act.
After releasing the Sankalp Patra, BJP National President Nadda while refering to a number waqf board properties under litigation stated that that the UCC should be implemented to end such necessary court room fights.
Nadda’s gesture is very clear and he has also put forward the agenda of BJP. The party also announced here in a press conference that UCC may figure in the ‘Sankalap patar’, the party Manifesto. It is worthwhile to mention that Doon,Indora, Nalagarh, Kasauli, Jaswan Pragpur, Bilaspur, Nahan, Chopal hold a sizable chunk of minority population. The proportion of Hindus in Himachal is higher than most Indian states: 95.17% Hindu and 2.18% Muslim. Only 3.99% of Indora’s population is Muslim, and Gujjars, comprise no more than 1.39% of Himachal’s population, their largest concentration in Kangra. There about 63 per cent minority population in Lahaul-Spiti, 25 pc in Kinnaur, seven pc in Una, 6.5 pc in Una, 4.5 pc . 4 pc in Solan, 4.8 pc in Kullu, 2.5 pc in Shimla, Kangra district. Shimla. District Chamba, Sirmaur, Shimla, Solan, Kangra and other districts also have Muslim population in the state. Himachal Pradesh is known for peace and communal harmony. In December 2018, BJP member of Assembly from Indora Rita Dhiman raised the issue communal tensions between Gujjar Community. In some areas like Rohru, Indora, Chopal, there have been sporadic clashes between the two communities. But no major uproar has ever arisen. Some cases have definitely reached the police station.
