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"Give Me Six Months": Suvendu Adhikari Says West Bengal Will Bring a Uniform Civil Code

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KOLKATA: West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari has said his government will implement a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in the state within six months, and follow it with laws against religious conversion and what he called "love jihad" and "land jihad".

"After Uttarakhand and Gujarat, UCC will be implemented in West Bengal as well. I am giving you my word, give me six months," Adhikari said, according to Organiser. He spoke on Sunday, October 4, at an event in Kolkata marking the birth centenary of former Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) president Ashok Singhal, ThePrint reported.

"This government will not allow any anti-national activity here," he said.

A Uniform Civil Code replaces the separate personal laws of religious communities with one set of civil laws. The draft Uniform Civil Code Bill, 2026 in West Bengal deals with marriage, divorce, intestate succession and testamentary succession across all communities, The Tribune reported in…

The white colonnaded West Bengal Legislative Assembly building in Kolkata with a dome and a flower garden in front

Mahanadi Dispute: Chhattisgarh and Odisha Say They Will Accept Central Water Commission's Decision After Amit Shah Meeting

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RAIPUR / NEW DELHI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah met the Chief Ministers of Chhattisgarh and Odisha in New Delhi on Thursday, October 1, in a fresh attempt to settle the long-running dispute between the two states over the waters of the Mahanadi river.

Chhattisgarh's Vishnu Deo Sai and Odisha's Mohan Charan Majhi both attended the meeting, The NewsMill reported. The Union Minister of Jal Shakti, Chhattisgarh Chief Secretary Vikas Sheel and Water Resources Secretary Rajesh Toppo were also listed to attend, and the chairman of the CWC was to…

The wide Mahanadi river at Rajim at sunset under a cloudy sky
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  1. West Bengal"Give Me Six Months": Suvendu Adhikari Says West Bengal Will Bring a Uniform Civil Code
  2. ChhattisgarhMahanadi Dispute: Chhattisgarh and Odisha Say They Will Accept Central Water Commission's Decision After Amit Shah Meeting
  3. DelhiDelhi Begins Winter Pollution Curbs: No Fuel Without PUC at 500 Pumps; Outside Non-BS-VI Vehicles Barred From November 1
  4. BiharBihar Pitches Roads, Power and a ₹5 Lakh Crore Target at Rising Bihar Investor Summit in Patna
  5. JharkhandCharges Framed Against Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren in Ranchi Land Case; High Court Declines Relief
  6. Madhya PradeshMP Cabinet Clears ₹24,500 Crore of Proposals and 20% Reservation for Agniveers in Police, Forest and Jail Posts

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