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On Dhami’s Uniform Civil Code promise in Uttarakhand, Kapil Sibal says it shows two things

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Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal blasted Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami for promising to implement Union Civil Code in the state if Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) retains power after the assembly elections. Sibal asked Dhami to not “embarrass your party and yourself” with announcements about implementing the Uniform Civil Code in Uttarakhand if BJP comes to power. 

He said such a claim two days before assembly elections shows that the BJP is losing in Uttarakhand and that he needs “some legal advice”.

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