Union Home Minister Amit Shah will undertake a brief visit to Chennai on April 11 and is likely to hold discussions with senior BJP leaders. Apart from informally reviewing the party’s functioning in Tamil Nadu, he may also discuss alliance prospects in the state, where Assembly polls are due next year. “His one-day visit will be significant as he may… Continue reading "Amit Shah to visit Chennai today"
Terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir has been curbed but “our mission is still not accomplished” as the scourge has not been completely eliminated, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Monday after meeting the families of 10 police personnel and an engineer who lost their lives in various terror attacks over the past one year. Shah said significant progress has… Continue reading "Terrorism curbed but not completely eliminated in J&K: Home Minister Amit Shah"
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday lashed out at the West Bengal government for allegedly not cooperating with the fencing work along the Bangladesh border. He alleged that the Bangladeshi infiltrators and Rohingyas were entering India through West Bengal, but the fencing of around 450 km border was pending as the state government did not give land. “Whether Bangladeshi… Continue reading "‘India is not a Dharamshala’: Amit Shah"
Union home minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said that separatism in Jammu and Kashmir is now history, citing two Hurriyat-linked organisations severing ties with separatism. He called it a major step towards national unity and credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership for the change. “Separatism has become history in Kashmir. The unifying policies of the Modi government have tossed separatism… Continue reading "Amit Shah says separatism in Jammu and Kashmir is now history"
Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that the Government will show “no mercy for drug cartels” and said that the Narendra Modi-led Central Government’s “bottom to top and top to bottom” approach to combat drug trafficking. “No mercy for drug cartels. Accelerating the Modi govt’s march to build a drug-free Bharat, a massive consignment of methamphetamine tablets worth Rs88 crore… Continue reading "‘No mercy for drug cartels’: Amit Shah"
Hours after Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin accused the Centre of imposing Hindi on non-Hindi speakers, Home Minister Amit Shah urged the state government to introduce medical and engineering courses in Tamil. Shah claimed that the DMK chief has not done enough in this regard and that it is Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government that has made key changes… Continue reading "Amit Shah urges TN government to introduce medical and engineering courses in Tamil"
Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar will attend the Mahashivratri celebrations at renowned spiritual leader Sadhguru’s Isha Yoga Centre in Coimbatore on February 26. Isha Yoga said in a release that its founder Sadhguru, for the first time, will offer the ‘Midnight Mahamantra’ (Aum Namah Shivaya) Initiation, a powerful chanting practice aimed at… Continue reading "Union Minister Amit Shah to visit Coimbatore today"
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday joined the devotees in the Maha Kumbh festivities, taking a dip at the Triveni Sangam in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj. Wearing saffron attire, Amit Shah was flanked by some seers attending the mega religious gathering while taking the dip in the Sangam. Uttar Pradeh chief minister Yogi Adityanath also took a dip, but he… Continue reading "Union Minister Amit Shah takes dip in Maha Kumbh"
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said almost all pending ideological tasks including the abrogation of Article 370 have been completed by the Narendra Modi government. “Article 370 was abolished from Kashmir, Ram Lalla’s exile was completed and a grand Ram Temple was built in Ayodhya after centuries, Kashi Vishwanath Corridor was built, Somnath Temple is being made of… Continue reading "All ‘ideological tasks’ completed in 10 years: Amit Shah"
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday accused the Congress of twisting facts and distorting his comments on BR Ambedkar during his Rajya Sabha speech, and said the BJP will explore legal options to respond to what he called a “malicious campaign.” Addressing a press conference at the BJP headquarters, Shah said, “The BJP will examine all legal options. Whatever… Continue reading "Amit Shah slams ‘edited video’ on Ambedkar"