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Shah offers a special session on SIR, and dares the Opposition to turn up
The Home Minister told a Chhattisgarh Rajyotsav gathering in Raipur that the government is ready to convene a special session of Parliament on the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. He accused the Congress of backing Naxalism and alleged Rahul Gandhi had 'mocked Parliament'. No date has been set.
Amit Shah to close Chhattisgarh Rajyotsav as 33rd Mahtari Vandan instalment is released
Union Home Minister Amit Shah will attend the closing ceremony of Chhattisgarh's three-day Rajyotsav on Tuesday. He will inaugurate the Artemis Shanti Hospital and the Viksit Bharat Sankalp Park in Raipur, and the 33rd instalment of the Mahtari Vandan Yojana will be released in Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai's presence.
Shah calls INDIA rally a 'save infiltrators' march, dares Congress to debate SIR in Parliament
Addressing a BJP padayatra in Hyderabad in support of the SIR, Home Minister Amit Shah called the INDIA bloc's Delhi rally a 'save infiltrators' rally. He rejected the charge that 13 crore voters had been removed, saying six crore had changed address and three crore were dead. He challenged the Congress to a Parliament debate on SIR and EVMs.
NCP rift out in the open as Sunetra Pawar calls her MLAs to Mumbai tonight
A day after six senior NCP leaders met Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Delhi without her, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar has called a meeting of party MLAs at her Mumbai residence on Tuesday evening. The trigger is a lost MLC seat, unhappiness with Parth Pawar's working style and the unreturned finance portfolio.
BJP will bring in UCC in Uttar Pradesh if voted back, Amit Shah says
Home Minister Amit Shah told the BJP's state working committee in Lucknow that a third term in Uttar Pradesh would bring a Uniform Civil Code to the state, after Uttarakhand. He called the BJP 'Angad's foot' in the state and predicted a repeat of 2017. Akhilesh Yadav's reply was a one-liner.
Sawant looks to the Supreme Court to deliver an ST quota before Goa votes in 2027
Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said his government is looking at every legal route, including the Supreme Court, to deliver Scheduled Tribe reservation in the state Assembly before the 2027 elections. He told reporters in Panaji that he had raised the matter with Union Home Minister Amit Shah during a meeting on Thursday.
Operation Trident: 38 raids across three states, 18 arrests and 1,424 bank accounts frozen
Home Minister Amit Shah announced on Sunday that 38 teams raided 38 locations across Assam, Mizoram and Manipur on October 23, arresting 18 people and freezing 1,424 bank accounts. The government said the operation uncovered about Rs 100 crore in hawala transactions, attached properties worth Rs 17.82 crore and seized 500 detonators. Shah said the network ran drugs through the India-Myanmar-Bangladesh corridor.
₹500 crore, an audio clip and a letter to Amit Shah: Raut wants an ED probe into the Jarange payout claim
Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut has written to Union Home Minister Amit Shah asking for an Enforcement Directorate probe into allegations that ₹500 crore was paid to Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange. Jarange, Eknath Shinde and Shrikant Shinde have all denied it.
Acquitted in Sultanpur, then a pile-up on the expressway: Rahul Gandhi's morning
A special MP/MLA court in Sultanpur acquitted Rahul Gandhi in a 2018 criminal defamation case over his remarks about Amit Shah, holding that the complainant was not an aggrieved person and the statement was not defamatory. Hours earlier, five vehicles and an ambulance in his convoy collided on the Purvanchal Expressway. UP Police have formed an SIT.
Akali Dal open to alliance, but calls Congress and AAP 'Punjab's biggest enemies'
SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal said his party is open to a tie-up with ideologically aligned parties while ruling out any understanding with the Congress and AAP. The remarks, a day after Amit Shah predicted an NDA government in Punjab in 2027, revived talk of a BJP-Akali reunion.
Amit Shah heads to Delhi Police HQ today, drugs and gangsters top the agenda
Union Home Minister Amit Shah is expected at the Delhi Police headquarters on Saturday around 3 pm, his first visit there in over four years. Officers will brief him on law and order, the fallout of the July CJP protest, the drug crackdown, foreign-based gangsters and crimes against women.
NDA will form next Punjab government, Amit Shah says, hits out at Rahul Gandhi over 'vote chori'
Union home minister Amit Shah on Thursday accused Congress leader Rahul Gandhi of shielding the votes of "infiltrators" and claimed the NDA would form the next government in Punjab. The same day he laid the foundation for 43 Yamuna rejuvenation projects worth Rs 8,941 crore in Delhi.
Yamuna will be clean by May 2029, Amit Shah says, unveiling Rs 8,941-crore Delhi works
Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated and laid foundation stones for 43 water and sewerage projects worth Rs 8,941.22 crore in Delhi, aimed at cleaning the Yamuna and improving drinking water supply. Ten projects worth Rs 2,827.11 crore were inaugurated and 33 worth Rs 6,114.11 crore were launched.
Amit Shah flags off Rs 8,941 crore plan to clean the Yamuna, 43 projects across Delhi
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday launched 43 water and sewage projects worth Rs 8,941 crore for cleaning the Yamuna, executed by the Delhi Jal Board. The package includes new sewage treatment plants and an expanded sewer network. Shah also attacked the Opposition.
Amit Shah to kick off BJP's 2027 Uttar Pradesh campaign on Oct 30-31
Union home minister Amit Shah is expected to launch the BJP's campaign for the 2027 Uttar Pradesh assembly elections at a state executive meeting proposed for October 30 and 31, party sources said. Chief minister Yogi Adityanath, both deputy CMs, state president Pankaj Chaudhary and UP in-charge Vinod Tawde are expected to attend. Shah will also meet booth-level workers in the coming weeks.
Drug-free by Dec 31, 2029: Amit Shah sets Punjab deadline, Mann asks why anti-drone systems were held back
Union Home Minister Amit Shah fixed December 31, 2029 as the deadline to end Punjab's drug trade and met families of three men whose deaths were linked to their stand against narcotics. Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann hit back, asking why the Centre never acted during its 2007-17 alliance with the Akali Dal and why it held back anti-drone systems for the Pakistan border.
Shah sets a 2029 deadline in Punjab; AAP asks why the drug factories are all in BJP-run states
Union Home Minister Amit Shah met families of anti-drug campaigners killed in Punjab and set a December 31, 2029 deadline to make the state drug-free. AAP ministers countered that the synthetic drug factories are in BJP- and Congress-ruled states.
Drug-free Punjab by Dec 31, 2029: Amit Shah's pledge after meeting three families
Union Home Minister Amit Shah pledged to eradicate Punjab's drug trade by December 31, 2029, after meeting the families of three people linked to the anti-drug fight. He accused the AAP government of failing to deliver on its promise to end the trade.
Chennithala seeks tougher NDPS Act, writes to Amit Shah for meet
Kerala Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala has urged Union Home Minister Amit Shah to convene a meeting of the Centre and States to overhaul the NDPS Act, saying drug seizures under 'Operation Toofan' have exposed networks reaching beyond the State and abroad.
Drug trade will end by 2029: Amit Shah's Punjab visit sets off three-party clash
Home Minister Amit Shah visited Punjab for the second time in 20 days and met the families of three people who died in incidents linked to the drug crisis. He pledged to wipe out the drug trade by 31 December 2029. Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann announced that the murder of anti-drug activist Parwinder Singh Jhota will be handed to the CBI. The visit triggered a sharp row between the BJP, AAP and Congress.
Jhota case: CBI team to reach Mansa on Wednesday, 120-day deadline set
Union Home Minister Amit Shah met the Jhota family in Mansa and promised justice. A CBI team will reach the village at noon on Wednesday and finish the probe in 120 days.
“Keep serving the people and they will choose the right leader”: MLA Pramod Jathar
Jathar said loyalty to the people matters more than any post. He spoke at a free mega health camp at Vengurla Sub-District Hospital, held on the birthday of BJP youth leader Vishal Parab.