Senior BJP Leader and Union Home Minister Amit Shah congratulated the Chief Minister of Gujarat, Bhupendra Patel, on the passing of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill by the state assembly. He also expressed gratitude towards those MLAs who supported this bill. In a social media post, Mr Shah said that it has been the BJP’s resolve since its inception that there should be a uniform law for every citizen in the country. He added that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the BJP’s state governments are continuously moving forward in this direction. The Minister further added that the country should be run not on the basis of appeasement but through equal laws for all citizens. He noted that this is the priority and the resolve of the BJP government.