"Many members have said that POTA (Prevention of Terrorism Act) had to be repealed because it was misused. TADA (Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act) had to be repealed because they were misused. I want to make the record clear that POTA was not repealed because it was misused. POTA was repealed for the reason of vote bank politics," said Home Minister Amit Shah.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

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.

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.

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.

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".

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.

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.

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."

It also sets the stage for fulfilling our collective dreams of water for every citizen, ensuring electricity connectivity across India and boosting manufacturing especially in sunrise sectors, Shah said, adding that the budget will enable India to become a more vibrant start-up hub.

Ahead of the annual Jagannath Yatra, the cabinet minister along with his wife Sonal Shah offered prayers to Lord Jagannath. Amit Shah is on a two-day visit to Gujarat. This is his first visit to Gujarat after he took over as Union Home Minister.

Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday summoned Delhi Police Commissioner Amulya Patnaik over the communal clashes and temple vandalism that took place on Sunday night in central Delhi's Hauz Qazi area.

A clash had broken out between two groups over parking. Later, the 100-year-old Durga temple in the area was vandalised. On Wednesday, one more person was arrested in connection with the incident in old Delhi. Three persons including a minor were arrested earlier.

Amit Shah will reach Ahmedabad by 3 pm and outside the airport he will be welcomed.

"BJP MLA Leena Jain has complained to police that she has received a hand-written letter threatening to kill her and also BJP president and Union Home Minister in a bomb blast whenever he visits Ganjbasoda town," Vidisha Superintendent of Police Vinayak Verma said.

Rajya Sabha approves statutory resolution to extend President's rule in Jammu and Kashmir for a period of 6 months with effect from 3 July, 2019. The Upper House also passes J&K Reservation (Amendment) Bill, 2019.

The Centre had no option but to extend the President's rule for six months in Jammu and Kashmir as the Election Commission intends to hold assembly polls there towards the end of the year, Home Minister Amit Shah told Rajya Sabha on Monday as he moved a statutory resolution in this regard.

Calling the bus-accident  "heart-wrenching", Modi tweeted: "We mourn all those who lost their lives and express condolences to the bereaved families. May the injured recover at the earliest."

Amit Shah, on Friday, had said Article 370, which provides special status to Jammu and Kashmir, was "temporary in nature" and "not permanent".

The minister was speaking at the inauguration of a two-day annual conference organised here by the NDRF on capacity building of state disaster response forces (SDRFs) in consultation with home guards, civil defence and fire services.