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Union Home Minister Amit Shah reached the Delhi Police headquarters on Saturday afternoon to take stock of the law and order situation in the national capital, officials said. The recent protests by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), the fight against drugs, action against gangsters operating from abroad and crimes against women are likely to figure in Shah's discussions with senior officers, police sources said. Shah reached the police headquarters on Jai Singh Road around 3 pm, where senior officers will brief him on the force's performance, ongoing investigations and key law enforcement challenges, they said. The visit comes amid heightened scrutiny of the Delhi Police over allegations of using excessive force against protesters during the CJP's 'Sansad Chalo' march in July. The meeting is expected to review the circumstances surrounding the protest, the police response and measures taken to prevent similar incidents in the future, the sources said. The home minister's visit is a
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and CEC Gyanesh Kumar will face justice and pay the price for 'vote chori'. Gandhi joined the Congress's 'Goy Rakhon Yatra' in Margao, walking two kilometres with workers and leaders. "The entire country knows that CEC Gyanesh Kumar implements 'vote chori' and Amit Shah and PM Modi back him," he said while addressing a public meeting here. He said the Congress is a protector of the Constitution, adding that Modi, Shah and Gyanesh Kumar know they can't escape from us. "PM Modi, Amit Shah and CEC Gyanesh Kumar will face justice and pay the price for what they have done," he added. Gandhi said India used to have a world-class education system earlier, but now pellet guns are being used against student protesters.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday called for stronger regional cooperation among BIMSTEC countries to combat terrorism, disrupt terrorist financing and organised crime, and ensure that terrorist networks do not find a haven in the region. Addressing the first Home Ministers' Meeting of BIMSTEC countries here, Shah said India follows a policy of zero tolerance towards terrorism. He said the trust underlying the partnership of BIMSTEC countries is strengthened by the belief that the security arrangements of each member country should contribute to the security of the other members. Shah called for a collective resolve to prevent terrorist networks from finding shelter, establishing bases and training facilities, mobilising resources or conducting activities against other member countries. He also urged all members to cooperate in mutual legal assistance and extradition in accordance with their national laws and applicable agreements, saying such cooperation will strengthen ...
Union Minister Amit Shah said on Saturday that India's judicial system was once known for delays, but now, with the full implementation of the new criminal laws, justice will be delivered within three years from the filing of an FIR to the Supreme Court. He was addressing a conference of cattle rearers after inaugurating an exhibition on the new criminal laws at the Dussehra Ground in Bhopal's BHEL area. Shah, who heads the Home and Cooperation ministry, also said that after the full implementation of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), the country's criminal justice system will be among the most modern in the world. Referring to the ongoing campaign against narcotics across the country, Shah said the government was working on a detailed plan to ensure that drug abuse would be non-existent in Madhya Pradesh after December 31, 2029. "India's judicial system was once known for its 'tareekh pe tareekh' taunts, but now, with the full implementation of the new criminal laws, justice will
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said hardened narco-trafficking kingpin Navpreet Singh has been deported from Turkiye. Terming it a "historic milestone of the Modi government", Shah posted on X that Singh obtained Turkish citizenship under the fake identity of Navab Virk and continued to smuggle heroin and methamphetamine to India from Afghanistan. "Our agencies tracked him down, ripping apart veil after veil to unmask his true identity, and secured his deportation. Today he has been brought back to India and put behind bars in connection with cases involving drug trafficking and other crimes he is accused of. Congratulations to all the agencies for this success," Shah said. The Modi govt is committed to destroying every narco-cartel before December 2029, he said.
Ahead of Union Home Minister Amit Shah's rally here on Wednesday, a bomb threat email was received, targeting schools, the rally site, Devi Talab temple and the court complex, officials said. A police officer said they are technically analysing the email and trying to find its origin. Security has been stepped up at the rally site and Devi Talab temple, following the Union Home Minister's Jalandhar visit. Shah will address a public gathering in village Paragpur, Jalandhar, as the BJP's 'Nasha Mukt Punjab Yatra' concludes. Launched on September 18, the yatra travelled through all 117 assembly constituencies of Punjab, covering 4,000 kilometres, and reached Jalandhar on Tuesday. Police said the bomb threat email mentioned targeting schools, the rally site, Devi Talab temple and the court complex. The fresh scare comes on the heels of similar threats reported in recent months from multiple places in Punjab and Haryana, where such emails later turned out to be hoaxes.
Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah on Friday said women' empowerment through cooperatives was one of the core objectives of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He was speaking after inaugurating various initiatives of cooperative societies under the National Cooperative Consumers' Federation of India Limited (NCCF) aimed at strengthening and promoting women' empowerment in the cooperative sector at Kundara here. Shah said farmers and people associated with the cooperative sector had been demanding the creation of a separate union ministry for cooperation since Independence, but the demand had not been fulfilled. "PM Narendra Modi created the Cooperation Ministry and took a major step towards rural development, agricultural development and women's empowerment in the country," he said. He said significant efforts had been made to promote women power (Matrushakti) and their empowerment over the last 10-12 years under PM Modi's leadership. Shah said the share of women in the lab
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said the Centre under Prime Minister Narendra Modi has ushered in a new era of "politics of performance" by moving India away from corruption, casteism and dynastic politics. Addressing a press conference to announce a month-long campaign from September 17 to mark Modi's birthday and 25 years of his rule in Gujarat and at the Centre, Shah said Modi's tenure was studded with rare achievements, transforming India into a global powerhouse of security and economic might. Shah, who had multiple engagements in the city, also asserted that NDA governments in 21 states will introduce Uniform Civil Code before 2029. The campaign, 'Seva Sankalp Abhiyan' whose slogan is "Jan Seva Hi Prabhu Seva", will seek to promote people's participation in the goal of making India a developed country by 2047, he said. "Before 2014, Indian politics was suffering from three scourges -- corruption, casteism and dynastic politics. In the political era from 2014 to 2026,
Union Home Minister Amit Shah spoke with Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta and other senior officials after a five-storey building near Delhi University's south campus collapsed, leaving one dead and several trapped in the rubble. In a message posted on X, Shah said he was deeply distressed by the building collapse at Satya Niketan in Delhi. "Spoke with the chief minister, commissioner of police, Delhi, and the director general, NDRF, and assessed the situation on the ground," he said. Shah said the local administration and the NDRF are conducting intensive rescue operations in close coordination. "The injured are being provided with all necessary medical assistance. Praying for the speedy recovery of all those injured," he said. The 50-year-old building housing a boys' hostel collapsed in a congested bylane in Satya Niketan near DU's south campus on Sunday afternoon, officials said. Six people have been pulled out of the debris so far, of whom one was brought dead to the hospital
Bihar and Jharkhand on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding to share 7.75 million acre-feet of water from the Sone River, in the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, "permanently resolving" the nearly 25-year-old water dispute between the two states, officials said. Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary, Union Minister for Jal Shakti C R Patil, the deputy chief minister of Bihar, the Union home secretary, and senior officials from the central government and the two states were present at the signing ceremony. In a post on X, Shah said the agreement would ensure adequate irrigation and drinking water for large populations in Bihar and Jharkhand. "It will directly benefit lakhs of farmers in both states and give new momentum to the development of rural areas. If all states move forward as one team, there is no problem that cannot be resolved," he said. Speaking at the ceremony, Shah said the agreement to resolve the nearly 25-year-o
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday held a meeting with senior officials of West Bengal and central forces to review security along the nation's eastern borders, focusing primarily on strengthening arrangements at the Siliguri Corridor, also called the 'Chicken's Neck', officials said. The key focus of the meeting was to enhance border surveillance, improve coordination between the central security forces, intelligence agencies and the state police and administration, and draw up a framework for establishing a 'Triangular Security Grid', they said. Senior officials of the Border Security Force (BSF) and Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) deployed along the borders also participated in the crucial discussion, which took place at Sukna on the outskirts of Siliguri on the third and final day of the home minister's visit to the state. The meeting's significance lay in Siliguri's proximity to the international borders with Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh, and the importance of the narrow ...
The Centre on Saturday constituted a committee to draft an agreement and finalise modalities for a "permanent political solution" to the Gorkha identity issue in the Darjeeling hills and its adjacent areas, officials said after a key tripartite meeting between Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Gorkha leaders and the West Bengal government. The meeting aimed to find a roadmap for the BJP-promised "permanent political solution" to the long-standing issues and demands of the hill people and their recognition under the ambit of the Constitution. "All issues relating to the hill population of West Bengal were discussed in detail. Their demands pertaining to a distinct identity, a permanent political solution and recognition under the Constitution of India were taken up. The Union home minister promised a permanent political solution soon under the umbrella of the Constitution," a statement issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said. "To finalise modalities, it was decided to form a .