Mainpuri (Uttar Pradesh):Samajwadi Party (SP) MP Dimple Yadav Sunday criticised the government over the issue of the Uniform Civil Code, alleging that the ruling dispensation is doing this to divide votes and "divert attention from real issues".
Interacting with the media at a function in her constituency Mainpuri, she also hit out at the government, claiming that rubber bullets and pellet guns were being used on protesting farmers.
"As per the Constitution, India is a secular country. I believe that the current government is taking such steps to divide votes," Yadav replied to a query on the UCC. "You must have seen how our farmers are protesting and how weapons are being used on them... We have seen that mediapersons there are wearing bulletproof jackets and helmets, which is a good thing given that the situation is sensitive. But the farmers are not wearing any such thing to protect themselves," the SP leader said.