{
  "id": 7271012,
  "title": "UCC Row: Salman Khurshid Says 'No Ideology Can Diverge From Constitution' After Amit Shah’s 2029 Remark",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/ucc-row-salman-khurshid-says-no-ideology-can-diverge-from",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-14T07:04:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/ucc-row-salman-khurshid-says-no-ideology-can-diverge-from-constitution-after-amit-shahs-2029-remark"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid criticized the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over Union Home Minister Amit Shah's 2029 timeline for implementing the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in BJP-ruled states. Khurshid argued that no ideology can diverge from the Constitution and that the law must be tested in the courts before implementation. He also questioned the BJP's focus on the UCC, suggesting it was a strategy to target Muslim voters.",
  "summary": "Former External Affairs Minister and senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid on Monday hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party over Union Home Minister Amit Shah's remarks on the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), saying no ideology can be above the Constitution. This comes a day after Union Home Minister Amit Shah asserted that the UCC will be implemented by 2029 in the 21 states where the BJP and NDA are…",
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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."
}