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Kejriwal accuses BJP of backstabbing people of Delhi after LS passes bill

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday accused the BJP of backstabbing the people of the national capital after Lok Sabha passed a bill to replace an ordinance promulgated for handling the transfers and postings of senior officers in the city government. Kejriwal lashed out at the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and urged people not to believe anything the PM says. "BJP always promised to give full statehood to Delhi. In 2014, Modi himself said that on becoming the prime minister, he would give full statehood to Delhi. But today these people stabbed the people of Delhi in the back. Don't believe anything said by Modiji from now on," he said in a tweet in Hindi. The Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2023, was passed by Lok Sabha on Thursday amid a walkout by opposition parties. The Delhi services bill was passed after a nearly four-hour-long debate which was replied to by Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Shah made it clear that the ..

Lok Sabha passes National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2023

Home Minister Amit Shah slammed the Opposition alliance and their absence from the Parliament during the discussion of bills

Shah didn't have single valid argument in favour of Delhi services bill: CM

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said that Union Home Minister Amit Shah did not have a single valid argument in favour of bringing the GNCTD (Amendment) Bill, 2023, and asserted that the opposition bloc INDIA will never let it happen. Initiating the debate in Lok Sabha on the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2023, Shah said the BJP and the Congress had ruled the national capital without any confrontation, but problems arose only in 2015 when a government came that had no intention to serve but only to fight with the Centre. In his first reaction after the introduction of the bill, Kejriwal said this is a bill to enslave people of Delhi. "Today I heard Amit Shah ji speaking in Lok Sabha on the bill which snatches away the rights of the people of Delhi. They do not have a single valid argument to support the bill... They also know that they are doing wrong. This bill is a bill to enslave the people of Delhi. This is a bill that makes

AAP opposition to Delhi services bill aimed at hiding corruption: Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said the AAP's opposition to the Delhi services bill was aimed at hiding corruption of the Delhi government as he urged other opposition parties to not support it. Initiating the debate in the Lok Sabha on the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2023, Shah said the BJP and Congress had ruled the national capital without any confrontation, and problems arose only in 2015 when a government came that had no intention to serve but only be at loggerheads with the Centre. "The problem with the Bill is not about control of transfer and postings of officers, but to hide the truth of the bungalow worth crores by gaining control over vigilance and to hide the truth about the corruption that has taken place," Shah said. The MP from Gandhinagar in Gujarat also cautioned the opposition, which is building a coalition against the BJP-led NDA for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, saying that bills and laws were for the benefit of

Congress govt didn't do anything for the poor for 70 years: Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said the Congress-led dispensation which was in power for 70 years did not do anything for the poor people in the country. Today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is known as the "messiah of the poor" across the country due to the welfare works done for the poor people, Shah said addressing the 'Vijay Sankalp Sammelan' of BJP workers in Madhya Pradesh's Indore city while launching the campaign for the state assembly polls due later this year. He also appealed to the BJP workers to ensure the party's victory in all 29 Lok Sabha seats from Madhya Pradesh to make Narendra Modi India's PM again. In the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, the BJP won 28 Lok Sabha seats in the state. Addressing the BJP workers, Shah said he visited the entire country, but the party organisation in Madhya Pradesh is the best. He said the people of Madhya Pradesh ensured the BJP's win in 27 Lok Sabha seats from the state in 2014. "In 2019, the people of MP gave 28 out of the 29 Lok

Amit Shah, Kamal Nath to attend separate ST community events in Indore

Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Madhya Pradesh Congress chief Kamal Nath will on Sunday attend separate gatherings of tribals in Indore as the BJP and the Congress intensify their efforts to win over the ST community whose vote is crucial in the assembly polls, due later this year. A BJP functionary said at least 50,000 saffron workers from the tribal-dominated Indore division are expected to attend the "Vijay Sankalp Sammelan" in Shah's presence. On the other hand, Kamal Nath will attend the "Adivasi Yuva Mahapanchayat" being organised by students and unemployed tribal youths to highlight their issues. BJP general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya on Saturday told reporters that some people were spreading misunderstanding among the tribal community in Madhya Pradesh. Some people involved in anti-social and anti-national activities are spreading a misconception among tribals that Lord Hanuman is not their deity. These people also tried to keep away tribal students staying in hostels

Amit Shah to visit Madhya Pradesh tomorrow, Congress takes jibe

Meanwhile, talking about the upcoming assembly polls in the state, Vijayvargiya added that BJP would get at least 160 seats in the MP assembly polls

Shah hails Kalam, says nation advancing in space under PM's leadership

Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership the nation is making giant strides in space technology, a vision nurtured by iconic scientist and late President APJ Abdul Kalam, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said here on Saturday. Addressing the launch event of the book "Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, Memories Never Die," here, Shah hailed Kalam for his yeoman services to the nation including in the field of India's space technology. "When a poor person reaches the peak of democracy, then he dedicates democracy for the welfare of the poor. Dr Abdul Kalam and Prime Minister Modi have demonstrated this through their actions." Kalam made India self-reliant on guided missiles. He successfully launched the Agni and Prithvi missiles and tested atomic bombs successfully in 1998 at Pokhran. Kalam's name would be written in golden letters for giving DRDO (Defence Research and Development Organisation) and ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) a new direction. Shah said, "Under PM Modi's leadership

Shah has come as LS polls are near, not to launch govt schemes: CM Stalin

Stalin said at a DMK event here that Amit Shah has come to the state to flag off a Pava (sin) Yathra

Shah hails Kalam, says nation advancing in space tech under PM's leadership

Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership the nation is making giant strides in space technology, a vision nurtured by iconic scientist and late President APJ Abdul Kalam, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said here on Saturday. Addressing the launch event of the book "Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, Memories Never Die," here, Shah hailed Kalam for his yeoman services to India's space technology. Shah said, "Under PM Modi's leadership opportunities in space science for our students, youth and their startups are open. APJ Abdul Kalam's dream of achievements in space science will be accomplished by PM Modi's innovations and new initiatives. And I believe that India will lead the entire world in the field of space science." Following the late former President's footsteps, under PM Modi's leadership, the nation launched 55 spacecraft missions, 50 launch vehicle missions and 11 student satellites, Shah noted. A record 104 satellites were launched (PSLV-C37, Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle) in a ..

Visits of Amit Shah, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra to T'gana this week postponed

The scheduled visits to Telangana this week by Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra have been postponed. BJP spokesperson in Telangana N V Subhash said in a statement that Shah's visit to the state on July 29 has been postponed due to "unavoidable reasons". Meanwhile, Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) senior vice-president and former MP Mallu Ravi said a public meeting at Kollapur in the state which was scheduled to be attended by Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on July 30 has been postponed in view of heavy rains in the state. Former Minister Jupally Krishna Rao was to formally join the Congress at the public meeting in the presence of Priyanka Vadra. Vadra was expected to announce the party's 'Mahila Declaration' for Telangana at the meeting. Eight people lost their lives in various rain-related incidents since July 22 in Telangana even as the state continued to see heavy downpour on Thursday leading to inundation of low-lying areas

Shah in Indore on Jul 30, to visit Lord Parshuram birthplace: Vijayvargiya

Union Home Minister Amit Shah will arrive in Madhya Pradesh's Indore on July 30 (Sunday) to visit the birthplace of Lord Parshuram and address Bharatiya Janata Party workers, a BJP national office-bearer said on Thursday. Assembly elections are likely to be held in MP by the year-end. Shah on Wednesday chaired a meeting of the BJP's core committee in the state capital Bhopal in view of the assembly polls. The next day, the party announced his visit to Indore. After his arrival in Indore on July 30, BJP's national general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya said, Shah will visit the birthplace of Lord Parshuram at Janapav Kuti, about 50 km from the city. The Union home minister will address BJP divisional workers in Indore during his daylong visit, he said. The BJP workers will also take a pledge to mobilise voters at the booth level with full vigour to ensure that the party retains power with a two-thirds majority in the upcoming assembly elections, he said. State Congress president Ka

Shah to launch 'En Mann, En Makkal' Padayatra on Jul 28 ahead of LS polls

The Tamil Nadu BJP is all set to launch a six-month-long padayatra 'En Mann, En Makkal' (My Land, My People) on July 28, seeking a decisive mandate ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha election to install party leader Narendra Modi as Prime Minister for a third term. The poll campaign, which will cover 234 assembly constituencies in the state, will be launched by the party's senior national leader and Union Home Minister Amit Shah at the temple town of Rameswaram on Friday evening, BJP state president K Annamalai said here on Thursday. "The campaign will be conducted in five phases to cover all the 39 Parliamentary constituencies and we have planned to conclude it on January 11, 2024, ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. After Amit Shahji's inauguration, the campaign will commence from Rameswaram on July 29," Annamalai told reporters here. Annamalai, who will lead the padayatra covering over 1,770 km by foot and the remaining distance in the rural areas by vehicle, said at least one central ...

Rs 15.26 crore dividend cheque of Repco Bank presented to Amit Shah

A cheque of Rs 15.26 crore was presented to Union Home Minister Amit Shah here on Wednesday as the dividend of the Repco Bank, a government of India enterprise under the administrative control of the Ministry of Home Affairs, officials said. The cheque was given to the home ministry by Repco Bank's chairman E Santhanam and Managing Director R S Isabella. The dividend amount of Rs 15.26 crore is 20 per cent of the share capital of Rs 76.32 crore held by the government of India for the financial year 2022-23, officials said. The bank posted 8 per cent growth in business and 10 per cent growth in profit during the fiscal 2022-23. As a remarkable achievement, the bank has crossed business of Rs 18,000 crore, they said.

Bill introduced in LS to allow use of birth certificate as single document

A bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday with an aim to allow use of birth certificate as single document for admission to an educational institution, issuance of driving licence, preparation of voter list, Aadhaar number, registration of marriage or appointment to a government job. The Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill, 2023 will also help create a national and state-level database of registered births and deaths which eventually would ensure efficient and transparent delivery of public services and social benefits and digital registration. Introducing the bill on behalf of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969 (18 of 1969) (the Act) was enacted to provide for the regulation of registration of births and deaths and for matters connected therewith. He said the Act has not been amended so far since its inception and in order to keep pace with the societal change an

Shah writes to Kharge, Adhir on Manipur; urges to rise above party lines

Seeking to break the current logjam, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday sought "invaluable cooperation" of the opposition to discuss the Manipur issue in Parliament and asked them to rise above party lines to find a "permanent" solution to the embroglio in a "harmonious" way. In identical letters in Hindi to opposition leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, Shah said the people of Manipur want that MPs of all political parties give them confidence that the lawmakers are united and committed to the peace of Manipur. Kharge is the Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha and Chowdhury is the Congress leader in Lok Sabha. Shah said the government is ready to discuss the Manipur issue and urged all to cooperate, rising above party lines. He said Manipur was experiencing a new era of peace and development during the last six years of the BJP rule but some court orders and some incidents resulted in violence in Manipur during May. The home minister said some "shameful .

700,000 of investors register for refund from 4 Sahara group societies

Within days of launching the portal for refund of deposits in Sahara Group's cooperative societies, around 7 lakh investors have registered on the platform so far with claim amounts of more than Rs 150 crore, according to sources. On July 18, Cooperation Minister Amit Shah launched the 'CRCS-Sahara Refund Portal' to facilitate the return of the money of investors stuck in four cooperative societies of Sahara Group. The government had said in March that money will be returned to 10 crore investors of the four cooperative societies within nine months. The announcement followed a Supreme Court order directing the transfer of Rs 5,000 crore from Sahara-Sebi refund account to the Central Registrar of Cooperative Societies (CRCS). According to sources, around 7 lakh Sahara investors have already registered for refund, totalling to a claim amount of more than Rs 150 crore. Last week, Shah said this is a "great example" of the fact that if a government works in a proactive manner even the

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Monsoon Session: Ready to discuss Manipur issue in House, says Amit Shah

Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said he was willing to hold discussion in Lok Sabha on the situation in Manipur and wondered why the opposition was not ready for it. Speaking briefly in Lok Sabha, he requested opposition leaders to allow debate, saying it was important for truth to come out before the country on the Manipur issue. As soon as the House reassembled at 2.30 pm after three earlier adjournments over the Manipur issue, Shah said leaders from ruling as well as opposition parties had been wanting to hold discussion on the Manipur issue. But as the opposition members continued with their protest demanding a statement by the prime minister, Speaker Om Birla adjourned the proceedings for the day.

Amit Shah lays foundation for 108-feet Lord Ram statue in Andhra's Kurnool

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday virtually laid the foundation stone for a 108-feet tall statue of Lord Ram, which once built is expected to be the country's tallest, in Kurnool town of Andhra Pradesh. Shah hoped that the statue will "immerse" Kurnool with emotion and devotion towards Lord Ram. "Laid the foundation stone for a 108-foot-tall statue of Prabhu Shri Ramachandra Ji, to be built by Shri Raghavendra Swami Mutt at Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh," Shah tweeted. He also wished that the colossal statue will inspire people to remain unwavering in their commitment to India's rich and timeless civilizational values.