Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said that Uniform Civil Code is part of the Directive Principles of the Constitution of India and that the Opposition is exaggerating the issue by labelling it as “politics of vote bank”. Singh’s reaction came after the opposition parties criticised the Law Commission for seeking the opinions of the public and religious bodies on a UCC last week. Singh was addressing a gathering in Uttarakhand’s Dehradun on the completion of nine years of Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government at the Centre. “Uniform Civil Code (UCC) is part of the Directive Principles of our country. Why dispute over this? It is already implemented in Goa, Madhya Pradesh. I congratulate Chief Minister Pushkar Dhami ji who has taken the initiative in this direction,” he said, adding that now the Law Commission is taking opinions from all over the country.