The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) on Thursday said if there was prima facie proof of unlawful activity against BJP chief, Amit Shah’s son Jay Shah, then the allegations must be probed. However, the right-wing organisation also emphasized that the responsibility was on people who were making the allegations to establish[Read More…]
Tag: Amit Shah
Jay Shah vs The Wire: Jay Shah’s lawyers didn’t turn up citing personal reasons
Days after a report in the online portal, The Wire about the business dealings of BJP national president, Amit Shah’s son Jay Shah surfaced, Jay’s lawyers, senior advocate S.V. Raju could not be present in the court as he was busy in the high court. The case was filed against[Read More…]
Shah must step down to allow fair probe into son’s business, says Congress
Congress on Monday demanded BJP national president, Amit Shah to quit from his position to ensure a fair investigation over allegations of impropriety against his son Jay Shah. Congress party spokesperson, Anand Sharma also questioned union railways minister, Piyush Goyal about why he is defending Jay Shah. He asked Goyal[Read More…]
Amit Shah addresses Jan Raksha Yatra
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief, Amit Shah, on Sunday protested against the alleged killings of BJP activists in Kerala with a ‘Jan Raksha Yatra’ (people’s protection march). He said that the party members are being threatened and lynched since the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM) has come into power[Read More…]
Exclusive: Patidars irked over Amit Shah’s behavior towards their leader Nitin Patel
Just ahead of the Assembly polls in Gujarat, a video of BJP President Amit Shah along with chief minister, Vijay Rupani, BJP Gujarat President Jeetu Bhai Vaghani and Deputy CM and only Patel leader in the cabinet, Nitin Patel from Gujarat has surfaced and making noises. In the video, the[Read More…]
Gujarat assembly polls: Amit Shah flags off ‘Gujarat Gaurav Yatra’
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national chief, Amit Shah, on Sunday flagged off the ‘Gujarat Gaurav Yatra’ from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s village Karamsad in a run up to the Gujarat Assembly polls 2017, that is scheduled for December this year. While addressing the public at an event, Shah said that the[Read More…]
BJP executive meet: PM Modi vows to continue fight against corruption
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday vowed to continue his fight against corruption at the National Executive meeting of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). In his speech, he reportedly said that his government has zero tolerance towards corruption and hailed the government for the settlement with China on the Doklam standoff.[Read More…]
BJP national executive meet: Party slams Rahul Gandhi for dynasty remark in US
At the BJP national executive meet on Monday, Congress vice-president, Rahul Gandhi, remained the core of BJP president Amit Shah’s inaugural address.He questioned Gandhi’s attempt to attack Prime Minister Narendra Modi and slammed his comments on dynasty politics during his recent trip to the US. Union minister, Piyush Goyal, who[Read More…]
BJP chief Amit Shah slams Rahul Gandhi for his ‘dynasty remark’
BJP president, Amit Shah, on Wednesday slammed Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi for his ‘Dynasty’ remark in his speech at UC Berkeley. The BJP chief said that dynasty rule is not prevalent in India but in the Congress, and asked him to present the report card of his last three generations[Read More…]
Gujarat riots: Maya Kodnani was not in Naroda Gam when riots broke out, says Amit Shah
BJP national president, Amit Shah, who appeared as former Gujarat minister, Maya Kodnani’s witness before a sessions court in Ahmedabad, informed on Monday that the former Gujarat minister was not present in Naroda Gam on the day riots took place. Shah said he met Kodnani at the Gujarat Assembly on[Read More…]
Amit Shah urges people to work towards ‘Swachh Bharat’ on PM Modi’s birthday
BJP chief, Amit Shah, on Sunday urged everyone to organise and join cleanliness initiatives on the 67th birthday of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and devote the day to the ‘ Swachh Bharat Mission’. “I urge you all to organise or join any cleanliness initiative and share your photos on the[Read More…]
Gujarat: Special court summons Amit Shah in 2002 Naroda Gam riots case
A Gujarat court has summoned BJP president, Amit Shah, as a witness in the 2002 Naroda Gam riot case. A special court on Tuesday asked Shah to appear before it on 18 September based on a request by Maya Kodnani, a former BJP minister, who has been awarded life imprisonment[Read More…]
Gujarat: Amit Shah addresses youth ahead of assembly polls; slams Congress
Bharatiya Janata Party’s national president, Amit Shah said it was only after BJP came to power in Gujarat that development happened. Shah addressed Gujarat’s youth in Ahmedabad’s Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Auditorium on Sunday. This address was ahead of the assembly polls in the state and is part of the day[Read More…]
Amit Shah will address biggest ever Townhall to kick-start Gujarat poll campaign
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president, Amit Shah will address the ‘biggest ever town hall’ in the nation in Ahmedabad to launch party’s poll campaign for Gujarat assembly polls in the state. Gujarat BJP has already started substantial marketing drive ahead of the mega town hall programme of Shah. At[Read More…]
Amidst cabinet reshuffle speculations, 8 union ministers meet BJP president Amit Shah
Eight union ministers met with BJP president, Amit Shah, on Thursday, leading to an increased speculation about an impending cabinet reshuffle. Though the ministers met with Shah possibly about the upcoming Gujarat polls, finance minister, Arun Jaitley dropped hints about a reshuffle. Jaitley even jokingly remarked that he hoped he[Read More…]
‘Garje Gujarat’ to be BJP’s slogan for assembly polls; PM to visit twice in Sept
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has decided ‘Garje Gujarat’ as its slogan for Gujarat assembly election 2017. It will be launched soon, said sources. The assembly polls in the state are scheduled to take place in December. On 24 August, BJP president, Amit Shah appointed finance minister, Arun Jaitley as[Read More…]
‘Whatever we did was right’: Khattar on violence following Dera chief’s verdict
Haryana chief minister, Manohar Lal Khattar, on Wednesday rejected the Opposition’s criticism in connection to the Haryana violence that erupted after the verdict in Ram Rahim’s rape case. He said that the state government reacted appropriately when violence broke out after the Ram Rahim judgment last week. The CM was[Read More…]
Amit Shah, Smriti Irani sworn in as Rajya Sabha MPs
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president, Amit Shah and union minister, Smriti Irani, took oath as Rajya Sabha MPs, in New Delhi on Friday. Vice-president and Rajya Sabha chairman, M. Venkaiah Naidu, administered the oath of secrecy to both of them. This is for the first time that Shah has[Read More…]
Hyderabad: Amit Shah plans to defeat AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi in 2019 polls
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president, Amit Shah is making all effort to defeat All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief and MP Asaduddin Owaisi in Hyderabad. The approach to beat Owaisi is a part of Shah’s “Mission 2019”. Shah is developing a plan to win a bulk of Assembly and Lok[Read More…]
Nitish working as Amit Shah’s servant: Congress leader Sandeep Dikshit
The Congress on Saturday said that Bihar chief minister, Nitish Kumar, who was once a respected leader is now working as Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah’s servant. Congress leader Sandeep Dikshit said, “Many leaders in the party are tensed because of Nitish’s decision. The way he switched sides[Read More…]
Lok Sabha elections 2019: Amit Shah sets target of over 360 seats
The target for the next general elections would be clinching 360 plus parliamentary seats, said Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president, Amit Shah while chairing a meeting with top leaders on Thursday. The meet lasted for nearly three hours. Shah briefed 31 senior BJP leaders about the game plan that they[Read More…]
Watch: Amit Shah mistakenly slammed Karnataka BJP president instead of state CM
Bharatiya Janata Party president, Amit Shah has committed a major blunder on Thursday while speaking at an event in Karnataka. Shah mistakenly named BS Yeddyurappa, president of Karnataka, BJP instead of Karnataka chief minister, Siddaramaiah while slamming the opposition party in rule. While he kept on speaking without even realizing[Read More…]
There have been many such incidents in the past: Amit Shah on Gorakhpur tragedy
BJP chief Amit Shah on Monday rejected the Congress’s demand for Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s resignation over the Gorakhpur hospital tragedy, saying incidents like these happen in a big country like India. “Congress ka kaam hai isteefa maangna. Itne bade desh mein bahut saare haadse hue, pehli baar[Read More…]
What is cooking between Amit Shah and Nitish Kumar?
BJP president, Amit Shah has invited Bihar chief minister and JD(U) president, Nitish Kumar to join the ruling NDA. Recently, the latter’s alliance with the saffron party in Bihar to form a new government. “I met JD(U) president Nitish Kumar at my residence yesterday (Friday). I invited JD(U) to join[Read More…]
Now Amit Shah is here, all your leisure days are over: PM Modi to MPs
Prime Minister, Narendra Modi has some really strict advice for his party lawmakers after BJP chief, Amit Shah has made it to the Rajya Sabha. “Now Amit Shah is here, all your leisure days are over,” said PM while addressing MPs during BJP parliamentary party meeting in Delhi on Thursday.[Read More…]