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Fight against corruption in BJD govt: Amit Shah asks Odisha BJP leaders

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday held closed-door meetings with BJP leaders in Odisha and urged them to "expose corruption and irregularities" in the Naveen Patnaik government in the state, a saffron party functionary said. Shah's appeal to his party leaders comes hours after he praised Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, hailing him for becoming the CM five times in a row. His message to the BJP leaders also comes days after Patnaik's Biju Janata Dal said it would support the bill replacing the Delhi services ordinance and oppose the no-confidence motion proposed by various opposition parties against the NDA government at the Centre. The home minister urged BJP leaders in Odisha to strengthen the party's organisation at the booth level and to "expose corruption and irregularities" in the state government, Odisha BJP president Manmohan Samal told reporters here. Shah also advised the party leaders to take up local issues and remain connected with the people to solve their ...

Amit Shah praises CM Patnaik for containing naxal violence in Odisha

In the backdrop of Odisha's ruling BJD announcing its opposition to the no-confidence motion against the NDA government at the Centre, BJP stalwart and Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday called Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik as "popular" and hailed him for becoming the CM for five times in a row. Shah, who in 2019 had referred the BJD government as a "jala hua transformer" (burnt out transformer), while sharing dais with Patnaik in an official programme said, "Patnaik has created the record of becoming the chief minister of Odisha for five times in a row. He is a popular chief minister." Shah, who is considered as the No. 2 in the central government as well as in the ruling BJP, apparently missed no opportunity to praise Patnaik. The Union minister also praised the chief minister and the BJD government for the decline in naxal violence and Maoist influence in the state. "Odisha government and Naveen Babu have always supported the Centre to combat naxals," Shah said, adding th

HM Shah, CM Patnaik launch national highway projects in Odisha

Paying rich tributes to freedom fighter and Bharat Ratna Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi on his death anniversary, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday inaugurated the much awaited four-laning of Kamakshyanagar-Duburi section of National Highway-53 on EPC (Procurement and Construction) mode here in presence of Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik. Shah, who was here on a two-day tour to this eastern state, started his programme with a tribute to Bordoloi and credited him as the person for whom the entire northeast region is now part of India. Bordoloi, who was the first chief minister of Assam, made immense contribution to keep the northeast region as an integral part of India, Shah said. While thanking the state government and Odisha's popular chief minister Naveen Patnaik, the Union home minister said the Centre has spent Rs 761 crore for four-laning the 51km national highway connecting Kamakshyanagar and Duburi. "This road will link the mineral rich Angul and Dhenkanal districts

HM Amit Shah arrives in Odisha for day-long visit, to chair meetings

A day after Naveen Patnaik-led Biju Janata Dal (BJD) extended support to the Centre on the National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2023, Union Home Minister Amit Shaht arrived in Bhubaneswar on Friday late night for a day-long visit.The contentious Delhi Services Bill was passed by the Lok Sabha on Thursday by a voice vote, amid an Opposition walkout.During his visit to the state, Shah is scheduled to inaugurate and lay the foundation stone for various development projects in the city.Shah was received warmly at the Bhubaneswar airport by leaders of the state unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party as well as party workers.Taking to Twitter, the office of the Home Minister posted, "Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri @AmitShah Ji will Inaugurate & lay the foundation stone of various projects in Bhubaneswar, tomorrow at 11:00 AM".The inauguration ceremony is scheduled to be held at a convention centre, Lok Seva Bavan.The BJD had earlier announced its ...

Nation will be empowered only by promoting all Indian languages: Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Friday that Hindi is not in competition with local languages and the nation will be empowered only by promoting all Indian languages. Charing the 38th meeting of the Committee of Parliament on Official Language here, Shah also said there can be no other favourable moment for the promotion of Indian languages as Prime Minister Narendra Modi proudly presents Hindi and all other Indian languages on global platforms, an official statement said. Hindi is not in competition with local languages, the nation will be empowered only by promoting all Indian languages, Shah said. The home minister said Prime Minister Modi has taken the initiative to start engineering and medical courses in 10 languages and soon these courses will be available in all Indian languages. That moment will mark the beginning of the rise of local languages and official languages, he said. The prime minister has never given a single speech in Parliament in English and the union .

Shah releases Rs 10k each to 112 investors stuck in Sahara's 4 cooperatives

Cooperation Minister Amit Shah on Friday started the process of returning hard earned money of crores of depositors of four cooperatives of Sahara Group by transferring the first tranche of Rs 10,000 each to 112 small investors. Shah said so far 18 lakh depositors have registered on the 'CRCS-Sahara Refund Portal', which was launched on July 18. "So far, 18 lakh investors have registered on the portal. ...Today, about Rs 10,000 each has been transferred into the bank account of 112 investors," he said after releasing the amount. Shah said the next tranche of funds will be transferred soon as the audit has been completed. "I want to assure and I am fully confident that all depositors will get their funds in the coming days," he said, congratulating the depositors. Shah further said many times such incidents happen that shake the trust in cooperation. However, it is responsibility of the government to ensure that investors' money is safe and returned to them. Sahara depositors were

Amit Shah to visit Odisha, to hold meetings on left-wing extremism

Union Home Minister and senior BJP leader Amit Shah is scheduled to pay a two-day visit to Odisha from Friday, during which he will attend official meetings. Shah will reach the Biju Patnaik International Airport here at 10.40 pm on Friday and launch a national highway project the next day, officials said. He is also slated to attend meetings on left-wing extremism and disaster management on Saturday. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik is likely to attend the meeting, they said. There is, however, no official confirmation about a possible meeting between Shah and Patnaik. But Shah is scheduled to attend a meeting at the airport lounge before leaving for the national capital on Saturday evening, the officials said but did not specify who would be present in it. The union minister's sudden visit and his review meetings on left-wing extremism and disaster management assume significance as these will take place after the ruling BJD announced its support to the Delhi Ordinance Bill and its

Shah made an election speech, Oppn not allowed to raise issues: Chowdhury

The opposition on Thursday walked out of Lok Sabha before the voting on the Delhi services bill, accusing Home Minister Amit Shah of making an election speech and alleging that it was not allowed to raise some issues. Speaking to reporters, Leader of the Congress Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury claimed that the issue was all about snatching the rights of an elected government but Shah was instead "abusive" to the opposition and made an election speech. He said he wanted to seek some clarifications from Shah, including on the Manipur issue, but was not allowed. DMK member T R Baalu accused Union minister Anurag Thakur of taunting his party over the issue of scams. Opposition members were quiet during the debate and disturbed no one, including Shah, but Thakur started "heckling" them later, he said. The BRS also joined INDIA bloc parties in walking out of the House. The Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2023, which will replace an ordinance promulgated for

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