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Amit Shah

Amit Shah

DOB: 22/10/1964

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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Article 35A inserted by Presidential Order, can be struck

Article 35A inserted by Presidential Order, can be struck down

India | Aug 05, 2019, 12:05 PM IST

Even as the new BJP government explores all options to bring an end to the brutal cage match taking place in Kashmir, with the setting up of a Delimitation Commission as one of the prongs available on the table to correct the regional disparity, it is actively taking a view on the contentious Article 35A which prevents mobility and greater integration with the Union of India.

Various models tested, finally Kashmir solution in sight

Various models tested, finally Kashmir solution in sight

India | Aug 05, 2019, 12:04 PM IST

Finally, it appears that the Modi government with its political heft is looking at resolving the Kashmir imbroglio. There have been innumerable plans and blueprints in the past on solutions to the Kashmir problem. The growing estrangement between Sheikh Abdullah and Pandit Nehru was one of the most unfortunate happenings in the years that followed Independence.

Kashmir Turmoil: From Shashi Tharoor to Chidambaram,

Article 370 and Article 35A scrapped: From Mehbooba Mufti to Arun Jaitley, here's how top political leaders reacted

India | Aug 05, 2019, 01:15 PM IST

Amid the turmoil in Jammu and Kashmir, several top political leaders condemned the house arrest of several top political leaders of the state, including Menbooba Mufti, Omar Abdullah and Sajad Lone, amidst speculations of big decision making in New Delhi. Leaders including Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, former Union Minister P Chidambaram and CPI-M chief Sitaram Yechury criticized the government for the detention of the political leadership in Kashmir. Here's how they reacted.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress mocked each other in the Rajya Sabha on the issue

Boss kaun hai: Amit Shah, Digvijaya Singh trade jibes and queries, as Congress, BJP struggle with presidentship

India | Aug 02, 2019, 10:45 PM IST

  During a debate in Rajya Sabha on the amendment in the anti-terror law Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Bill, 2019, (UAPA), Singh asked Shah not to act with "political motives" while being a home minister. He commented Shah occupies the post which was once held by Vallabhbhai Patel and he should act like a statesman.

Amit Shah Breaking News: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said that the Unlawful Activities (

UAPA is to fight terror, has no other purpose: Amit Shah

India | Aug 02, 2019, 03:00 PM IST

Addressing the Rajya Sabha on UAPA, Shah said it is important to identify terrorists and not just organisations and said that there will be a four-stage scrutiny before a terrorist tag is put up.

Vijayan meets Shah, says Centre assured Kerala help to deal

Vijayan meets Shah, says Centre assured Kerala help to deal with Maoist threat

India | Jul 30, 2019, 09:21 PM IST

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan met Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday and sought Centre's assistance to deal with the Maoist threat plaguing some districts in the state. The two leaders discussed various subjects, including the modernisation of the state police force to face the threat

Union Minister Amit Shah

Ensure presence in Parliament to back bills with maximum numbers: Amit Shah to BJP MPs

India | Jul 30, 2019, 12:38 PM IST

Addressing the BJP parliamentary party meeting, Shah also asked MPs, including Union ministers, to attend a two-day orientation programme being held by the party on August 3-4, saying their attendance is a must, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi told reporters.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath during the groundbrea

India to be third biggest economy by 2024: Amit Shah

India | Jul 28, 2019, 04:52 PM IST

Shah said that in the past five years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had taken the country's economy to the fifth position from the 11th position.

CRPF marks 81st raising day, Home Minister Amit Shah

CRPF marks 81st raising day, Home Minister Amit Shah extends wishes

India | Jul 27, 2019, 01:21 PM IST

The force came into existence as the Crown Representative's Police this day in 1939. It became the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) on the enactment of the CRPF Act on December 28, 1949. The force has five signal battalions, one Special Duty Group, one Parliament Duty Group, 43 Group Centres, 20 training institutions, four composite hospitals of 100 bed and 17 composite hospitals of 50 bed.

Essential to keep law enforcement agencies one step ahead of terrorists: Amit Shah on UAPA bill

Essential to keep law enforcement agencies one step ahead of terrorists: Amit Shah on UAPA Amendment Bill

India | Jul 24, 2019, 05:49 PM IST

Responding to a debate on a bill which amends the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act in Lok Sabha, Amit Shah asserted that there are enough safeguards to ensure that the act is not misused and will only be used only to root out terrorism. He also said that provision in UAPA (amendment) bill to designate a person suspected to have terror links as terrorist is necessary to root out terror.

Amit Shah

Bangladesh Home Minister to visit India on Aug 7; dialogue with Amit Shah

World | Jul 21, 2019, 01:36 PM IST

Bangladesh Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan will visit India on August 7 during which he will hold talks with his Indian counterpart Amit Shah and is expected to discuss issues like illegal immigration and anti-terror cooperation, officials said on Sunday.

Repealing POTA was a mistake, says Amit Shah

POTA was repealed for vote bank politics: Amit Shah

India | Jul 15, 2019, 05:21 PM IST

"Many members have said that POTA (Prevention of Terrorism Act) had to be repealed because it was misused. TADA (Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act) had to be repealed because they were misused. I want to make the record clear that POTA was not repealed because it was misused. POTA was repealed for the reason of vote bank politics," said Home Minister Amit Shah.

The Lok Sabha on Monday witnessed a spat between Union Home

Learn to listen, ‘aise nahin chalega’: Amit Shah to Owaisi in Lok Sabha

India | Jul 15, 2019, 04:10 PM IST

The verbal duel between the two leaders began when opposition members, including Owaisi interrupted BJP's Satyapal Singh. To this end, Amit Shah stood up and asked the Hyderabad MP to maintain silence and give a patient hearing to the debate.

Kashmiri Pandits' roadmap for rehabilitation in Valley

Kashmiri Pandits' roadmap for rehabilitation in Valley sent to PM Modi, Amit Shah

India | Jul 15, 2019, 08:22 AM IST

The physical rehabilitation consists of multi-storey apartments in six districts - Anantnag, Srinagar, Budgam, Baramulla, Sopore and Ganderbal. Each residential complex should be capable of accommodating 40,000 people, and the government should give compensation of Rs 30 lakh to families who are keen to return.

BJP national President Amit Shah and working President J.P. Nadda were impressed by how the Goa Cong

Amit Shah, Nadda laud 'smooth' merger of Goa MLAs in BJP: Deputy Speaker

India | Jul 12, 2019, 02:19 PM IST

Lobo's comments come days after Defence Minister Rajnath Singh told Parliament that the BJP was not involved in luring MLAs from Karnataka into the party.

10 Goa Congress breakaways MLAs to meet Amit Shah in Delhi

10 Goa Congress breakaway MLAs to meet Amit Shah in Delhi after getting inducted into BJP

Politics | Jul 11, 2019, 08:00 AM IST

The new MLAs will be meeting Amit Shah in Delhi at 10 a.m.," Sawant told reporters at Goa's Dabolim international airport, before heading for New Delhi.

Gujarat court reissues summons to Rahul in defamation case

Gujarat court reissues summons to Rahul in defamation case for remark against Amit Shah

India | Jul 09, 2019, 05:34 PM IST

A court here issued fresh summons to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday directing him to appear on August 9 in a criminal defamation suit filed against him by a local BJP leader for allegedly calling Union Home Minister Amit Shah a "murder accused".

Amit Shah to tour Telangana every month to strengthen BJP 

Amit Shah to tour Telangana every month to strengthen BJP

India | Jul 07, 2019, 09:45 PM IST

BJP Chief Amit Shah would tour Telangana every month in a bid to strengthen the party in the state ahead of the next assembly elections, party's state President K Laxman said here Sunday.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah with BJP President JP Nadda

Shah, Nadda to hold meeting with BJP office bearers

India | Jul 07, 2019, 11:31 AM IST

During the meeting, the two senior leaders will also give instructions to the office bearers to explain the message of the Union Budget to the common people at the grassroot level.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah

Budget 2019 is 'futuristic', provides roadmap for growth: Amit Shah

Budget | Jul 05, 2019, 05:43 PM IST

The Union Home Minister Amit Shah further said that the Budget for "new India" has set the stage for fulfilling collective dreams of water for every citizen, ensuring electricity connectivity across India and boosting manufacturing especially in sunrise sectors. "The Budget will enable India to become a more vibrant start-up hub."

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