Kolkata, Sept. 1 -- Tribals of the North Eastern states and other parts of the country will be outside the ambience of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), Union Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said on Sunday.

The decision comes in the wake of the government's urge to let them live their lives "freely" as per their systems.

Rijiju made this revelation while attending an event under the aegis of RSS-affiliate Vanvasi Kalyan Ashram here.

The minister added, "Some people create a bizarre atmosphere on social media these days and build a narrative against the Centre."

"Being a Union minister, I want to share the stand of our government. Our government and party (BJP) think about (bringing) a Uniform Civil Code in the country as per the Co...