PM Modi lauds ‘bold' actions on UCC, checking illegal conversion

PRIME Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday praised the Uttarakhand government's "bold" initiatives on demographic change, uniform civil code and checking illegal religious conversion, suggesting other states should emulate them.

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"The seriousness with which the Dhami government implemented the UCC is an example for other states. The state government has adopted bold policies on issues of national interest, such as the anti-conversion law and the riot control law," Modi said while addressing an event on the occasion of the silver jubilee of the state's formation.

"The BJP government (in Uttarakhand) is also taking concrete action on sensitive issues such as land grabbing and demographic changes," the prime minister said.