Ebook: BJP and the Politics of Uniform Civil Code

Unlike the Fundamental Rights of the Constitution, the Directive Principals of State Policy are simply the guidelines or principles given to the governments. They are not enforceable in the court until they are made a law. The Article 44 of the Directive Principal of State Policy, thus, asked the State “to endeavour to secure for citizens a Uniform Civil Code throughout the territory of India”. (Source: Abhay Kumar, 'BJP and the Politics of Uniform Civil Code', Muslim Mirror, Dec 14 , 2016.)