Amit Shah is the senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and has been the Union Home Minister since 2019. He has also been serving as the Union Minister of Co-operation since 2021. Shah was the president of the BJP from 2014 to 2020. He has been a Lok Sabha member from the Gandhinagar constituency of Gujarat since 2019. In the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, Shah won the Gandhinagar seat by defeating Congress candidate Dr CJ Chavda with a margin of 5,57,014 votes. He was the Minister of State for Home, Law and Justice, Prison, Border Security, Civil Defence, Excise, Home Guards, Transport, Prohibition, Gram Rakshak Dal, Police Housing, Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs in Gujarat in the Narendra Modi-led government from 2002 to 2012. Shah won the Sarkhej Assembly constituency in Gujarat in 1997 (bypoll), 1998, 2002 and 2007. He also represented the Naranpura Assembly seat from 2012 to 2017. Shah also served as the Rajya Sabha member from 2017 to 2019. Amit Shah is again contesting from the Gandhinagar constituency in the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections 2024.
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It has been a long pending demand of the NDRF personnel who were seeking a hike in the Risk and Hardship allowance from the government.
This comes days after Asaduddin Owaisi raised a pro-Palestine slogan while taking oath in Lok Sabha, triggering a massive uproar in the House.
In a heartwarming gesture, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav and Union Home Minister Amit Shah shook hands on Parliament premises on the fourth day of the ongoing 18th Lok Sabha.
The introduction ceremony, a customary practice, allowed MPs and the public to acquaint themselves with the ministers who will oversee various governmental departments.
On the 50th anniversary of the Emergency imposed by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, BJP leaders, including President JP Nadda and Union Ministers, reflected on this "dark chapter" in Indian democracy.
Lok Sabha session updates: The Bharatiya Janata Party and Congress have issued a three-line-whip to its MPs to remain present in the House on Wednesday from 11 am onwards.
Former Chief Ministers Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Manohar Lal Khattar were among the newly-elected MPs who took the oath during the first session of the 18th Lok Sabha.
Senior BJP leaders Amit Shah, Nitin Gadkari, and Rajnath Singh took their oaths as Members of Parliament in the Lok Sabha, marking their formal induction for the new parliamentary term.
Lok Sabha session live updates: Pro-tem Speaker Bhartruhari Mahtab administered oath to PM Modi and presiding officers, Radha Mohan Singh and Faggan Singh Kulaste. Following this, he administered oath to other leaders. A total of 544 MPs will take oath in two days from June 24-25.
The Home Minister has directed the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and the Ministry of Jal Shakti to carry out a comprehensive study on the recent floods in Sikkim and Manipur and submit their findings to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).
A picture of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah was shared on social media claiming that they put on Muslim cap. However, in the fact check, it was found that the image was edited.
CM Bhupendra Patel participated in the 10th International Yoga Day event at Nadabet in Banaskantha district. The event was jointly organised by the State Yog Board and the Border Security Force (BSF). He said that the State Yog Board is making efforts to popularise yoga.
Several Union Ministers performed Yoga across the country on International Yoga Day, spearheaded by PM Modi from Srinagar.
The I.N.D.I.A bloc has described the stock market crash after Lok Sabha election results as "biggest stock market scam" with retail investors losing Rs 30 lakh crore. The stock market had soared after the Exit polls predicted landslide victory for BJP-led NDA but the result turned out differently.
Amit Shah chaired a high-level meeting on the Manipur situation on Monday. Top officials including the Army Chief were present at the meet.
Home Minister Amit Shah also expressed concern over the attack on Shiv Kohri pilgrims and called for coordinated efforts to ensure the safety of pilgrims visiting Vaishno Devi, Shiv Kohri, and other shrines. He directed the security officials to keep a strict vigil on highways and sensitive points.
Shah chaired the high-level meeting three days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a similar meeting where he directed officials to deploy the "full spectrum of counter-terror capabilities" after a spate of terror incidents, including an attack on a bus carrying pilgrims.
Shah’s meeting will be held three days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi took a similar meeting in which he directed the officials to deploy the "full spectrum of counter-terror capabilities", after terror incidents, including an attack on a bus carrying pilgrims.
The review meeting comes in the wake of back-to-back terrorist attacks in Jammu. The attack, which occurred on Sunday, caused the bus to veer off the road and fall into a deep gorge, leaving nine dead and 41 injured.
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