Ahmedabad: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday criticised the BJP over the Uniform Civil Code and urged people to vote against the ruling party ahead of the local polls.Addressing an election rally in Ahmedabad ahead of Sunday’s AMC election, the AIMIM chief said, “I request you all to use your votes wisely. BJP has challenged our Shariat. By bringing uniform civil code, they want to destroy the Shariat. I appeal to everyone to think before voting on April 26 and vote against BJP.” The Gujarat assembly passed the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill, 2026, becoming the second state after Uttarakhand to adopt the legislation. The AIMIM chief maintained that the community would challenge any such law legally, calling it inconsistent with constitutional protections. Owaisi further alleged that implementing a uniform legal structure in areas such as marriage, divorce and inheritance would effectively impose frameworks rooted in other traditions onto Muslims. He also spoke about the Pahalgam attack that took place last year on April 22. “Our PM should take firm and decisive steps to ensure that individuals responsible for acts of terrorism, including Hafiz Saeed, are brought to justice and held accountable under the law,” he said.
