{
  "id": 7572834,
  "title": "Bihar UCC Row: JD(U) Says It Will Study Draft Before Taking Stand As BJP Backs Implementation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/bihar-ucc-row-jd-u-says-it-will-study-draft-before-taking-stand-as",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-15T14:38:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/bihar/bihar-ucc-row-jdu-says-it-will-study-draft-before-taking-stand-as-bjp-backs-implementation"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Patna: A day after a senior JD(U) leader made headlines by stating that Uniform Civil Code (UCC) would not be enforced in Bihar, deputy chief minister Vijay Kumar Chaudhary on Tuesday tried to ease the party's stance on UCC implementation. Chaudhary said the party would thoroughly review the provisions of the proposed law and would not oppose if they are found to be acceptable. Chaudhary clarified that the JD(U) is part of the ruling NDA in Bihar and any decision on UCC would be made after discussions with alliance partners. He added that the complete draft of the proposed law has not yet been made public, so it would not be appropriate to form an opinion hastily. If the party has any concerns, they would be brought to the attention of Union Home Minister Amit Shah.\n\nMeanwhile, deputy chief minister and senior BJP leader Vijay Kumar Sinha supported UCC implementation, invoking the principle of \"Ek Nishan, Ek Pradhan, Ek Vidhan\" (One Flag, One Prime Minister, One Constitution). He argued that a unified law promotes the idea of \"Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat\" (One India, Great India).\n\nRajiv Ranjan Prasad, the JD(U) national spokesperson, said that the national working president Sanjay Kumar Jha would discuss the matter with Union Home Minister Amit Shah.",
  "summary": "Patna: A day after a senior JD (U) leader created a political storm by asserting that Uniform Civil Code (UCC) will not be enforced in Bihar, deputy chief minister Vijay Kumar Chaudhary on Tuesday sought to soften the JD (U)’s stand on the UCC implementation by stating that the party would thoroughly study the provisions of the proposed legislation and would not oppose for no reason if its…",
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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."
}