From the Urdu Press: ‘Nitish, Naidu face UCC test over secularism, minority rights’

The perception is gaining ground, the daily says, that the Narendra Modi government has raked up the UCC matter now to “deflect public attention from burning issues and create unease among the minorities”. “This is why various quarters have questioned not only the government’s intent but also the timing and political fallout of its announcement,” it states. A key aspect of this row would be the stand of the BJP’s major allies, the Nitish Kumar-led JD(U) and the N Chandrababu Naidu-led TDP, on the UCC, the edit says. “Both Nitish and Naidu have always gone to the polls pledging their…