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 MoreAmit 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.
The action comes after the MHA and BJP lodged a complaint with the police regarding the issue of fake video involving Amit Shah circulating on social media and allegedly being shared by Congress leaders.
Revanth Reddy has been summoned to appear before Delhi Police's IFSO unit in the national capital. The action comes a day after the police registered a case on the complaints of the MHA and BJP.
The video was shared by various social media accounts, including official handles of Congress state units, asserting that the BJP intends to terminate SC/ST reservation.
A video of Union Home Minister Amit Shah is going viral on social media, claiming that he stated SC, ST, and OBC reservations would be abolished if the BJP government came to power. However, when fact-checked it was found that the viral video was doctored.
The BJP said in the complaint that the Home Minister’s original speech made in an election rally in Telangana was tampered with to give an impression that Shah spoke against the reservation for the SCs, STs and OBCs.
The Samajwadi Party has fielded Akhilesh Yadav's wife Dimple Yadav from Mainpuri. Amit Shah slammed Samajwadi Party and Congress at an election rally in the high-profile constituency of Uttar Pradesh.
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Union Home Minister Amit Shah, at an election rally in Porbandar, Gujarat, urged for PM Modi's re-election for a third term. Shah emphasized PM Modi's track record in combating terrorism and boosting the economy during the last ten-years.
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