Union Home Minister Amit Shah reiterated the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) promise to introduce a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) across the country, excluding tribals from its purview.
Addressing an election rally in Goalpara ahead of the April 9 assembly polls in Assam, Shah said that if the BJP forms a government in Assam, they will bring UCC, which will ensure that no one marries four times.
Shah assured that tribals will be kept outside of the purview of UCC, citing that the party knows who it should cover.
The BJP has released a 31-point manifesto for the polls, promising UCC, a contentious and polarising issue, which refers to a common set of laws for personal matters such as marriage, divorce, inheritance, and succession for all citizens.
Shah accused the Congress of using tribals as vote banks and ignoring their welfare, while crediting Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the elevation of Droupadi Murmu, a tribal, to the President's post.
Shah highlighted the significant increase in the budget for the welfare of tribals since Modi took charge as the Prime Minister in 2014.
He promised a big dairy would be set up in Goalpara and every tribal family would be provided with one cow and buffalo each.
Shah reiterated the BJP promise of detecting undocumented immigrants in Assam and other parts of the country and sought another five years to complete the task.
