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.
Read MoreDelhi Police on Saturday informed that additional charges of criminal conspiracy were added to the FIR registered in connection to the circulation of fake video of Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
On Sunday, Delhi Police registered an FIR in Amit Shah's fake video under Sections 153, 153A, 465, 469, and 171G of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Section 66C of the IT.
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All four arrested people, who are associated with Telangana Congress IT cell, may be transited to Delhi on transit remand, according to the sources.
The Delhi Police had issued summons to Telangana CM Revanth Reddy and other four leaders of the party, and several other leaders from various state units of the party.
The Home Minister who was in Uttar Pradesh for the Lok Sabha election campaign said that this election is for ending terrorism and Naxalism and making India the third major economy globally.
This development comes a day after Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy and four other leaders asked for an extension for their appearance before the Delhi Police in the matter. The BJP has filed a complaint against Reddy and the Congress state chief, alleging manipulation of Amit Shah's speech.
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Police in BJP-ruled Gujarat arrested a Congress leader and an AAP functionary, and Delhi Police issued notices to 12 more people from different opposition parties as the probe into the doctored video of Union Home Minister Amit Shah's speech widened.
Congress Spokesperson Supriya Shrinate questioned the silence of PM Modi, Union Minister for Women and Child Development Smriti Irani and the delay in the National Commission for Women acting on the matter of Prajwal Revanna's alleged crimes.
Amit Shah's statement on the reservation comes amid Congress leaders' allegations that if the BJP returns to power for the third time, it will change the Constitution to end the reservation. Meanwhile, the voting for the Korba Lok Sabha seat will be held in the third phase on May 7.
Delhi Police had issued a summons to the Telangana CM and others as part of the ongoing inquiry into the circulation of an alleged fake video in which the Union Home Minister is purportedly heard saying that "BJP stands against reservations."
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Home Minister Amit Shah's attack on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee comes amid an intense poll campaign in the state. West Bengal's four constituencies - Maldaha Uttar, Maldaha Dakshin, Jangipur and Murshidabad will undergo polling in the third phase on May 7.
Amit Shah in his press conference cornered the Congress over various issues including reservations, obscene videos' case involving JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna, and the also party's delaying tactics on announcing Amethi, Raebareli candidates.
During his press conference in Guwahati, Amit Shah also played out both his original and fake videos. A tampered video of Amit Shah was being circulated on social media and according to police the videos were being circulated with "the intent of creating disharmony among communities.
Lok Sabha Elections 2024: With two phases of polling already completed, political parties have intensified their efforts as the third phase approaches. Amidst rallies, campaigns, and promises, the nation braces itself for another crucial phase in the democratic process.
PM Modi also promised that reservation for Muslims will not be allowed on the basis of religion at the expense of SC, ST and OBCs. He was addressing a poll rally in Telangana's Zahirabad.
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The BJP has lodged a complaint with the Election Commission against the Congress, alleging that it circulated a “deep fake and morphed” video of Home Minister Amit Shah to derail the poll process, and demanded strict action against the party.
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