RSS had said that the nation should come out of the prison of identity politics to make the Uniform Civil Code a reality, irrespective of differences. RSS leader Arun Kumar had said that UCC is essential to make the nation stronger, more integrated, progressive and developed' one.

"To ensure freedom, equality and justice, about which our Constitution professes, uniform civil code should be ensured. But unfortunately, every time when this topic comes up for discussion, it becomes an issue of identity politics," Kumar, Akhil Bharathiya Saha Samparka Pramukh said.

"This issue of identity politics was cultivated by Britishers and carried on by our politicians, every time when the discussions start, our politicians come to this identity politics. Basically, this issue has become a victim of identity politics," he added.

"Our society will never be one. It will be segregated to so many parts that we cannot remain as one. If we want to remain as an integrated nation, we should come out of this identity politics," he said.

"The important thing is that what is the interest of the nation, what is the interest of the society and what is the interest of our values and ethos which we accepted and made as the basis of a progressive country," he said.

By Premji