BJP leader Sushil Modi bats for keeping tribals out of UCC; Oppn doubts timing

New Delhi: Chairman of the parliamentary panel on law and BJP MP Sushil Modi on Monday advocated keeping tribals, including those in the North East, out of the purview of any likely Uniform Civil Code (UCC) at a meeting while some opposition members questioned the Law Commission's timing of the move to begin consultations on the issue.

Most opposition members, including those from the Congress and the DMK, linked the push for the UCC to the next year's Lok Sabha polls, sources said.

According to sources, Shiv Sena's Sanjay Raut questioned the timing of the consultations while Congress MP Vivek Tankha and DMK MP P Wilson submitted separate written statements.(PTI)