LS polls: BJP set to raise pitch on CAA, UCC

BUOYED by the popular response to the abrogation of Article 370, the construction of Lord Ram's temple in Ayodhya and the passage of the three controversial bills related to criminal justice, the BJP is likely to go ahead with the CAA, Uniform Civil Code, and measures linked to population control for the Lok Sabha polls due early next year

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The buzz is that the saffron party is crafting a strategy to bring the Citizenship (Amendment) Act into its main agenda for the general election after consultations with experts.

Party sources say the UCC is the most potent subject after the abrogation of Article 370 and the construction of Ram temple that can draw the people's trust along with the Modi model of governance. "The UCC after its implementation in Uttarakhand anytime soon will kill two birds with one stone - first it will create a sense of 'one rule and one nation' among Indians, and second, it will end the politics of appeasement upon which most Opposition parties rely for garnering poll support," remarked a senior BJP functionary.