Archive · 15 Sep 2026
Omar Abdullah Urges BJP to Bring UCC to Parliament
Omar Abdullah said the Uniform Civil Code should be discussed and decided by India’s Parliament.
He said the BJP should bring the bill there if it has enough votes.
He does not think separate state laws can make one rule truly uniform for the whole country.
Uttarakhand has already passed its own version of the code.
Jharkhand is studying the issue before deciding what to do.
Abdullah also questioned whether all allies of the BJP-led alliance support the proposal.
He welcomed signs that India and China are reducing tensions near their disputed border.
He said India should make its own foreign-policy decisions instead of seeking approval from other countries.
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said the BJP should introduce the Uniform Civil Code Bill in Parliament if it has enough support to pass it.
Abdullah argued that a law implemented only in BJP-ruled states would not be truly uniform or national.
He questioned whether all National Democratic Alliance allies support the proposal, citing reports about opposition in Bihar.
His comments followed Uttarakhand’s passage and notification of its own UCC version, while Jharkhand said it would study the issue and consult legal experts.
Abdullah also welcomed reduced India-China tensions along the Line of Actual Control and said India should not seek foreign approval for its independent foreign policy.
- Who
- Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, the Bharatiya Janata Party, and its National Democratic Alliance allies.
- What
- Abdullah urged the BJP to introduce the Uniform Civil Code in Parliament rather than pursue it separately through states.
- When
- Tuesday, September 15; the report also said his remarks came a day after Uttarakhand notified its UCC version.
- Where
- Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, with the debate involving states across India.
- Why
- Abdullah said only Parliament represents the whole country and that state-by-state implementation would not produce a genuinely uniform national law.
Parliamentary National Framework
State-Level Implementation
Where the UCC should be decided
Parliamentary National Framework
Abdullah says the Uniform Civil Code should be debated and enacted by Parliament because Parliament represents the entire country.
State-Level Implementation
The reported approach advances UCC measures through individual states, with Uttarakhand having passed and notified its own version.
Meaning of uniformity
Parliamentary National Framework
Abdullah argues that a law applied only in BJP-governed states cannot be called universal because other states and Union Territories are governed by non-BJP administrations.
State-Level Implementation
State-level enactments allow individual states to proceed while a national framework is still under consideration; the articles do not include a direct BJP response to Abdullah.
Political support
Parliamentary National Framework
Abdullah questions whether the BJP has enough support in Parliament and says some NDA allies may not back the proposal.
State-Level Implementation
The reports describe the BJP-led government’s state-level route but do not establish a unified public position from all NDA allies.
- Main issue
- Whether the Uniform Civil Code should be enacted nationally through Parliament or advanced through individual states.
- Speaker
- Omar Abdullah, Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir.
- BJP position described
- The BJP-led approach is being pursued through state-level measures, according to the reports.
- Uttarakhand
- The state was reported to have become the first to pass and notify its own UCC version.
- Jharkhand
- The state government said it would study the UCC’s implications and consult legal experts.
- LAC developments
- Abdullah described reduced India-China troop deployments along the Line of Actual Control as a significant and welcome development.
- Foreign policy
- Abdullah said India should not seek validation or selectively rely on praise from other countries.
