Archive · 16 Sep 2026
Akhilesh Yadav Calls BJP’s UCC Push Public Diversion
Akhilesh Yadav, a leader of the Samajwadi Party, criticised the BJP’s support for a Uniform Civil Code.
He said the issue distracts people from other important problems.
He also accused the BJP of not keeping earlier promises about money and jobs.
Yadav said corruption and problems in the government of Uttar Pradesh had become very serious.
He claimed the state government had not started enough major new projects.
He also said crimes against women and alleged police-related abuses were not being controlled.
The BJP supports a Uniform Civil Code for rules about marriage, divorce, inheritance and adoption.
Supporters say common rules would create uniformity, while opponents worry about religious and cultural rights.
Yadav said his party would bring together backward classes, Dalits and minorities to challenge the BJP.
Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav criticised the BJP’s demand for a Uniform Civil Code.
Yadav called the UCC debate a diversion from public concerns and gave the acronym a different, critical expansion.
He said the BJP should fulfil earlier promises involving ₹15 lakh deposits and two crore jobs before introducing another promise.
Yadav accused the Uttar Pradesh government of corruption, poor governance, inadequate crime control and reliance on projects begun under the previous Samajwadi Party government.
He said the Samajwadi Party would unite backward classes, Dalits and minorities under the PDA formulation to defeat the BJP in Uttar Pradesh.
- Who
- Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav and the BJP.
- What
- Yadav criticised the BJP’s push for a Uniform Civil Code and attacked the Uttar Pradesh government’s governance and record.
- When
- Wednesday; the article does not provide a specific date.
- Where
- Uttar Pradesh, with Yadav’s remarks reported from Lucknow.
- Why
- Yadav said the UCC debate was being used to divert attention from public concerns and argued that the BJP had failed to fulfil earlier promises and address governance problems.
Akhilesh Yadav and UCC Critics
BJP and UCC Supporters
Purpose of the UCC debate
Akhilesh Yadav and UCC Critics
Akhilesh Yadav said the BJP was using the UCC to divert attention from public issues and called it a new promise before earlier commitments were fulfilled.
BJP and UCC Supporters
The BJP advocates a Uniform Civil Code as a common set of personal laws, and its supporters argue that it would promote uniformity in civil law.
Religious and cultural rights
Akhilesh Yadav and UCC Critics
Opponents of the UCC raise concerns that common personal laws could affect religious and cultural rights.
BJP and UCC Supporters
Supporters focus on applying common rules to matters such as marriage, divorce, inheritance and adoption irrespective of religion.
Record of the Uttar Pradesh government
Akhilesh Yadav and UCC Critics
Yadav alleged that the BJP government had failed on governance, corruption, major schemes, crime against women and police-related abuses.
BJP and UCC Supporters
The article reports Yadav’s allegations but does not provide a BJP response to these claims.
- Main speaker
- Akhilesh Yadav, president of the Samajwadi Party
- Contested issue
- The BJP’s demand for a Uniform Civil Code
- Yadav’s criticism
- He described the UCC debate as a diversion from public concerns.
- Earlier promises cited
- ₹15 lakh in every bank account and two crore jobs
- State government criticism
- Yadav alleged that corruption had reached its limit and that Uttar Pradesh’s administrative system had collapsed.
- Political strategy
- The Samajwadi Party plans to unite backward classes, Dalits and minorities under the PDA formulation.
- UCC scope
- The proposed common personal laws would cover matters including marriage, divorce, inheritance and adoption.