Nationwide adoption a matter of time: VP as U'khand adopts UCC
As Uttarakhand became first Indian state to roll out Uniform Civil Code, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar lauded the state government and said it was only a matter of time before the entire country adopts similar legislation. "Some people, I would say out of ignorance, are criticising it. How can we criticise something which is a mandate of Constitution?" he added.