The Economic Times

TMC to oppose UCC in Bengal: Saugata Roy says it threatens personal laws of minority communities

Trinamool Congress MP Saugata Roy has firmly opposed the Uniform Civil Code in West Bengal, asserting it infringes upon minority personal laws and religious sentiments. He accused the BJP of communalizing the issue. Roy clarified that while TMC supported the triple talaq abolition, they reject the UCC, emphasizing the importance of preserving generational personal laws for Muslims and Christians.