{
  "id": 11925461,
  "title": "UCC in 6 months, law against love jihad: Suvendu Adhikari’s Bengal promise",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/ucc-in-6-months-law-against-love-jihad-suvendu-adhikaris-bengal",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-04T12:30:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/kolkata/west-bengal-ucc-laws-against-love-jihad-suvendu-adhikari-10906275/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari pledged to introduce the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) within six months and enact laws against love and land jihad in the state. Addressing an event of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) in Kolkata, Adhikari declared, \"I give you my word. Very soon, after Uttarakhand and Gujarat, UCC will be implemented in West Bengal. Provide me only six more months.\" Following the implementation of UCC, Adhikari promised to combat love jihad, land jihad, and religious conversions by enforcing strict and stringent laws. The leader urged the electorate, who had voted a nationalist government into power after 50 long years, not to squander their dreams. He criticized the previous administration for engaging in divisive politics. Adhikari urged the public to remain united, stating, \"You stay united.\" He assured the audience that the BJP government in West Bengal would operate in accordance with the Constitution, asserting, \"Won't allow any attack on Indian culture and places of worship.\" Additionally, the chief minister announced plans to develop a religious tourism circuit within two years, estimating a cost of Rs 1,000 crore.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "Will bring laws against love, land jihad in 6 months, implement UCC like Uttarakhand, Gujarat: Adhikari",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/will-bring-laws-against-love-land-jihad-in-6-months-implement-ucc",
        "published": "2026-10-04T10:38:27.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}