.story-content span .story-content p .story-content div color:#000!important;font-family: open sans Arial!important;font-size:15px!important ALSO READ Sonia announces retirement as Cong chief Amit Shah debuts in Rajya Sabha Better to sell pakodas than be jobless: Amit Shah backs Modi in Rajya Sabha LPG subsidy flow stops after credits to Airtel accounts BJP feels poll loss more than Amit Shah s win Patel s victory gives Oppn a boost As he completes 3 years as BJP chief Amit Shah prepares for future span.p-content div id = div-gpt line-height:0;font-size:0 On Monday Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Amit Shah made his maiden speech in the Rajya Sabha. The speech led to much mirth. He said subsidy worth Rs 10.3 million was surrendered after Prime Minister Narendra Modi appealed to people to give up the subsidy on cooking gas cylinders. He likened Modi s appeal to that of former prime minister Lal Bahadur Shastri. ALSO READ: Better to sell pakodas than be jobless: Amit Shah backs Modi in Rajya Sabha To tide over the scarcity of grains during the 1965 India-Pakistan war Shastri had asked people to fast on Saturdays he said and millions did just that. Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) member DP Triparthi corrected Shah and said Shastri had asked people to fast on Mondays. Shah thanked Tripathi and said he wouldn t know because he wasn t born then . According to Shah s official website amitshah.co.in the BJP chief was born on October 22 1964.
By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Updated: February 5 2018 8:08:42 pm Ghulam Nabi Azad on Monday slammed the government o0ver its schemes and initiatives in Rajya Sabha. (Express Photo by Premnath Pandey) BJP president Amit Shah in his debut speech in the Rajya Sabha on Monday during the ongoing Budget Session listed out the achievements of the Narendra Modi-led BJP government in various sectors. In his hour-long speech Shah also said the BJP government under Modi has weeded out the practice of caste dynasty and appeasement from Indian politics as he launched a scathing attack at the Congress over their continued loss in elections and dubbing of Goods and Services Tax (GST) as Gabbar Singh Tax . Some parties are now finding victory in losing the elections said Shah while initiating the debate on the Motion of Thanks for the President s address. Leader of Opposition in Upper House Ghulam Nabi Azad however took on Shah and said the Modi government has only changed the names of the schemes launched by the Congress government and repackaged them as their own. Raising the issue of the increasing number of rape incidents in Haryana Azad while discussing the Vote of Thanks said BJP-ruled states like Haryana have become the hub of criminal activities gruesome rapes are happening with minor and innocent girls. What kind of New India are we developing? If this is the new India return us our old India said Azad. Meanwhile Lok Sabha was adjourned for the day soon after it assembled following the condolence meeting for Kairana MP Hukum Singh who passed away on Saturday. Parliament Budget Session 2018 highlights 8:08PM 05 Feb 18 Rajya Sabha adjourned Rajya Sabha has been adjourned the house will now reconvene tomorrow at 11 am. 7:51PM 05 Feb 18 Amit Shah on GST 7:51PM 05 Feb 18 Amit Shah on Unemployment 7:50PM 05 Feb 18 Amit Shah in Parliament 7:50PM 05 Feb 18 Amit Shah in Parliament 5:49PM 05 Feb 18 Here is What Ghulam Nabi Azad said in Rajya Sabha 5:39PM 05 Feb 18 Rajya Sabha to sit on Tuesday till 8 PM Rajya Sabha will sit on Tuesday till 8 PM to make up for the lost time. A debate on the motion for the vote of thanks is underway in the Rajya Sabha. an important legislation pending in the Upper House is the triple talaq bill and the government is adamant on getting it passed in the budget session. 5:34PM 05 Feb 18 Care for elderly Naresh Agrawal asks the government to make a law that if a son is born he needs to take care of his parents in old age. 5:30PM 05 Feb 18 Pakoda employment Naresh Agrawal slammed the government on demonetisation and failing to curb black money and corners the government on PM Modi s statement that selling pakodas is also a form of employment. 5:25PM 05 Feb 18 Discussion underway on vote of thanks A discussion is underway in Rajya Sabha over the vote of thanks to the President. After Ghulam Nabi Azad SP parliamentarian Naresh Agrawal is giving his speech. 4:55PM 05 Feb 18 Return us our Old India Return us our old Bharat we do not need your New India we need Gandhi s India where Hindu and Muslim were together. Return us the India where a four-month-old child is not raped. Return us our old India. 4:53PM 05 Feb 18 Congress on triple talaq We support triple talaq. But it has two parts one with good intention which talks about banning instant triple talaq and we support it. But the second part which talks about sentencing the husband under a criminal act we do not support this part. You first divided Shia Sunni by your polarisation now you are dividing husband and wife. 4:48PM 05 Feb 18 Poor diplomacy You could do nothing about Masood Azhar because China did not let you do it. You failed to become a member of NSG because of China. What kind of diplomacy is this government practising asks Azad. This government has instead projected the opposition as a terrorist added Azad. 4:47PM 05 Feb 18 Poverty in Kashmir Your government brought poverty in Kashmir because your government has no policy on Kashmir.You sometime pursue the heart of Kashmir sometimes send interlocutor and in between people of Kashmir suffer. 4:43PM 05 Feb 18 Congress on Kashmir Congress flays government on Kashmir Azad said this is the weakest government in 70 years looking at the situation in Kashmir. The maximum number of security personnel armed forces personnel and civilians have died under your government in last three years. 4:41PM 05 Feb 18 Congress on Kashmir Entire India all parties and the opposition was with you on security matters. You said Manmohan Singh govt was nikkami sarkar but we did not respond. The situation in Kashmir today is worst than under Manmohan Singh and we all can say Modi govt is the weakest in 70 years in terms of Kashmir violence. 4:38PM 05 Feb 18 Skill India to Kill India Startup India stood up but never materrialised Skill India became kill India said Azad in Rajya Sabha. The government is yet to create 10 crore jobs in 2015 employment generation was lowest in comparison to last five years. In 2017 BJP defeated the record for employment generation with not a single job. 4:28PM 05 Feb 18 Income lollipop for farmers Modi government is giving a new lollipop to farmers of doubling their income by 2022 they failed to implement their previous promise says Azad. Azad says the government needs atleast Rs 6.5 lakh crore to spend on agriculture to fulfil its promises. 4:25PM 05 Feb 18 Azad on Jay Shah BJP has one original scheme on how to turn Rs 50 000 to over Rs 80 00 00 000 but they don t share it with us if they do everyone would be happy. Azad targets Amit Shah on his son s sudden gain in income. 4:17PM 05 Feb 18 New India is unsafe for girls Targetting BJP on crime in various states Azad says BJP ruled states like Haryana has become the hub of criminal activities gruesome rapes happening with minor and innocent girls. What kind of New India are we developing? If this is the new India give us our old India. 4:11PM 05 Feb 18 Azad targets govt on petrol prices Azad while discussing the vote of thanks to President s joint session address said that this government has failed to control petrol and diesel prices despite a slump in prices of crude oil in international market. 4:05PM 05 Feb 18 India to New India Azad talking about various schemes whose names have been changed in last 3.5 years said You have even changed the name of the country from India to New India. 4:02PM 05 Feb 18 Namechanger government Replying to BJP Azad said that the Modi is the government is not game changer they are just namechangers. Azad said that this government has changed just names of the schemes launched by the Congress and packaged it as their own. 4:01PM 05 Feb 18 Congress on appeasement On appeasement Azad said today a different form of appeasement is taking place. There is only one party and people of their choice and belonging are getting employed and opportunities. 3:59PM 05 Feb 18 Azad on dynastic politics Azad says in last 29 years there has been no Prime Minister from Gandhi family or even a minister so how did you get rid of the dynasty when there was no dynastic politics. 3:56PM 05 Feb 18 Congress on 2G verdict 2G was like a Himalayan mountain against the Congress giving us the name of the most corrupt government but under your government the CBI court acquitted everyone. 3:52PM 05 Feb 18 Opposition leader Gulam Nabi Azad begins his speech Gulam Nabi Azad congratulates Amit Shah on maiden speech says I was surprised to see that Amit Shah did not talk about Sardar Patel in his speech. 3:51PM 05 Feb 18 Watch | Amit Shah s maiden speech in parliament 3:48PM 05 Feb 18 Amendments being moved in Rajya Sabha 324 amendments are on the table moved by various MPs in Rajya Sabha. 3:47PM 05 Feb 18 PM Modi s delivering democracy Under the leadership of PM Modi we have given a delivering democracy. We have established that democracy can also deliver says Vinay Sahasrabuddhe. Loading.....LOAD MORE IE Online Media Services Pvt Ltd Tags: Union Budget 2018 Ben MorganFeb 5 2018 at 11:11 pmWelcome to Shifa Hospital Specialist hospital that buy organ. Do you wish to donate your organ in exchange of money? If yes. Then contact us today to get a reliable amount for (2 CRORE) and good transaction for good money. Contact via below information email: shifamedicalhealthcare Contact number 917411951612 WhatsApp number: 91-7411951612(0)(0) Reply IGFeb 5 2018 at 8:30 pmGhulam Nabi Azad was most corrupt Minister during cong rule. He used to give permission to Medical colleges after receiving bribes. He used to fix PG seats in medical colleges and recieve bribe. We all know d credibility of this guy. Give money he would sell India(2)(0) Reply IGFeb 5 2018 at 8:06 pmIt is time Modi starts thinking about inducting qualified and intellectuals in his party and govt. If not now atleast for 2019. Congress has d advantage of being in power for long time and they ve d luxury to question d present govt sitting in opposition even after taking all these years of corrupt rule. I would like to remind ppl how it was normal in Congress rule to bribe d ministers mla and MPs.(1)(0) Reply Lalit BagaiFeb 5 2018 at 7:39 pmin year 2000 i worked for a better environment in delhi. in this connection i met mr booparai ias sec ministry of environment. he was polite. however he had a stpry of woes. he had been transferred from his previous job sec tourism ministry. reason he had refused mr azad to collect a 50 lakh bribe to be paid to his wife. this can be verified ftm mt booparai- my compliments to him(2)(0) Reply Lalit BagaiFeb 5 2018 at 7:35 pmxx(1)(0) ReplyLalit BagaiFeb 5 2018 at 7:42 pmmy letter was deleted by ie.(1)(0) ReplyLalit BagaiFeb 5 2018 at 7:44 pmmany years ago i met a mr booparai sec ministry of env. he complained he had been transferred from his former job. reason-he refused to cillect a 50 lakh bribe for mr azad have the guts to print this(2)(0) Load More Comments
BENGALURU: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today attacked BJP chief Amit Shah alleging that instigating communal tension was his standard . Whoever indulges in triggering communal violence in Karnataka we will not allow them. We will take strict action against those who take the law into their hands he told reporters here. I will not say that (Narendra) Modi will come and instigate to do it but Amit Shah...that is his standard. He doesn t know anything other than that. He feels it is (political) tactics the chief minister added. The comments of the Congress leader came on a day when Prime Minister Narendra Modi was in the city to address a BJP rally. Siddaramaiah also asserted that Modi s visit or the rally would have no implications in Karnataka. They (BJP) are also a political party. He (Modi) is the prime minister of the country so he is coming to seek votes on behalf of his party. It will have no implications in Karnataka he said. Accusing the BJP of spreading lies and indulging only in criticising others Siddaramaiah said They do not know anything else. Lying and criticising are the qualities they have imbibed because they are not pro-people. In a frontal attack on the Siddaramaiah government on January 25 Shah had called it a corrupt malicious and oppressive regime and asked the people of the state to root it out in the Assembly polls due this year.
Written by Johnson T A | Bengaluru | Updated: February 5 2018 1:28 am BJP chief Amit Shah addresses a rally in Mysuru last week. The party is said to be looking for a base for him close to Bengaluru airport. (PTI photo) Related News In Karnataka PM Modi says his govt s TOP priority is Tomato Onion and PotatoKarnataka assembly polls: In run-up to polls eyes on kin of Congress leaders seeking ticketsK C Venugopal prepared to set tone for 2018 Karnataka assembly pollsWith elections to the Karnataka assembly scheduled to be held in about three months campaign managers for the ruling Congress have set up a base in Bengaluru even as the BJP is finalising a base for its main election strategist Amit Shah. Prime Minister Narendra Modi campaigned with a public meeting in Bengaluru Sunday. The Congress which is attempting to take a leaf out of Shah s book when it comes to drawing up election strategies has provided two plush flats in central Bengaluru for AICC general secretary K C Venugopal and four secretaries Manickam Tagore P C Vishnunadh Madhu Yashki Goud and Sake Sailjanath tasked with helping the Congress win the polls. A four-bedroom flat is being shared by the four secretaries. A second flat has been rented in the same apartment complex for K C Venugopal who will move in shortly to oversee Congress affairs in the state on a daily basis a source in the party said. The flats at the Embassy Habitat apartment complex in central Bengaluru have been chosen considering their proximity to the Congress head office in the city and the Vidhana Soudha the seat of government. The two flats are close to each other so that the election campaign managers can meet frequently in order to strategise party sources said. Venugopal announced plans for the Congress pre-election campaign on Tuesday January 30. From February 1 we will begin an aggressive grassroots-level campaign and all leaders of the party will reach out to voters at the level of the booths where they vote to ensure that the Congress leads in these booths. From February 15 to March 1 we will meet at the booth level again through sub-committees. From March 1 to 20 all the senior state Congress leaders will travel together in a bus across the state and this will complete the pre-election ground-level campaign Venugopal said. The early phase of the Congress s pre-election campaign has seen Chief Minister Siddaramaiah helihop across the state over a month to highlight achievements of the government. Congress president Rahul Gandhi too is scheduled to be part of the pre-election campaign this month beginning with a three-day visit to the Hyderabad Karnataka districts of Bellary Koppal and Raichur from February 10-12. Karnataka Congress officials said Rahul will pay scheduled and unscheduled visits to temples in the state during the campaign. There are no scheduled visits to temples during the first trip but if he is invited in an informal way to participate in a temple ritual he will participate. It is not a form of soft Hindutva but inclusive Hindutva that we follow state Congress president G Parameshwara said. Rahul will participate in five pre-election campaigns across the state Congress leaders said. The BJP which kicked of its poll campaign in November with Amit Shah flagging off a tour of the 224 constituencies by former CM B S Yeddyurappa the face of the party in Karnataka has been simultaneously engaged in setting its booth-level organization in order over the last two months. Shah held two separate meetings to review the progress of organisational efforts at the grassroots on December 31 and January 9. Yeddyurappa s Parivartana Yatra across the state concluded in Bengaluru with Sunday s rally addressed by Prime Minister Modi. With Shah expected to be in the state for long periods of time during the polls the BJP has been making efforts to find a house that can be used as a base by the party chief and key strategist. During recent visits to Bengaluru Shah has held party strategy meetings at a resort on the outskirts of Bengaluru in the vicinity of the international airport. The BJP president is said to prefer staying in the vicinity of the airport to enable quick visits and meetings without hindrances. While an effort was made a few months ago to buy a villa for Shah on the outskirts of Bengaluru from where he would orchestrate the BJP s poll efforts the plan was later dropped BJP sources said. For all the latest India News download Indian Express App More Related News Nandan Nilekani welcome but many worried as he isn t attached to seat Karnataka loss not a surprise but a lesson to BJP Congress: L K Advani Tags: Karnataka Assembly polls No Comments.
The ruling BJP s embarrassing defeat in the recent Rajasthan bypolls has triggered an upheaval within the party ranks with Rajasthan BJP leaders writing to party president Amit Shah demanding the ouster of Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje. According to CNN-News18 several leaders had been deliberating on the reasons for the triple drubbing in the bypolls one in Assembly and two Lok Sabha seats and now feel that all is not well within the Rajasthan BJP. #BREAKING -- After bypoll drubbing Rajasthan BJP leader writes to Amit Shah; demands resignation of CM Vasundhara Raje | @bhupendrachaube with more details pic.twitter.com/RfwGSGThNv News18 (@CNNnews18) February 5 2018 The news channel reported that the anti-Raje camp within the party has chosen to capitalise on the recent results to try and settle the score with her by demanding her resignation. Raje on Sunday had said that the bypoll results were a wake-up call for her government and had asked her MLAs to avoid self-goals . Addressing a BJP legislative party meeting Raje had said that there was no need to lose hope over the bypolls. But it seems that her call to unite her cadre ahead of the polls had little effect on some within the party ranks. The Congress won the Ajmer and the Alwar Lok Sabha seats and the Mandalgarh Assembly constituency in recently held bypolls. The seats were with the BJP earlier. With inputs from PTI
New Delhi: BJP chief Amit Shah today said the Union Budget would ensure that development touched all sections of society and help the government realise its dream of a New India by 2022.Speaking to the media Mr Shah highlighted various budget provisions especially those aimed at weaker sections and said it was a pro-people Budget that would take the country ahead on the path to development.The Budget gives new wings to the aspirations of the poor he said citing measures aimed at giving a boost to farmers infrastructure rural sector and small and medium enterprises.Mr Shah also posted a number of tweets as Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presented his fifth straight budget today to highlight the significance of the measures especially those for the weaker sections.This is the last full-fledged budget of the BJP-led NDA government before the next Lok Sabha polls scheduled for 2019 and the ruling alliance hopes that its emphasis on the rural sector will help it connect with the masses as the elections approach.The BJP president said the record allocation to the rural sector and agriculture would lead to unprecedented rural development and agricultural growth and asserted that the consistent focus on these sectors had been a hallmark of the government.He praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Mr Jaitley for the historic step of raising MSPs to 1.5 times the costs incurred by farmers and said it showed the government s commitment to farmers and resolve of doubling their income. This budget gives new wings to the aspirations of the poor farmers and the middle class. The #NewIndiaBudget will truly empower all sections of society to attain prosperity he tweeted.There was a tremendous stress on improving the ease of living for the common man and this was happening by improving affordability and access and would give a boost to the aspirations of the common man Mr Shah added.He also termed the government s Ayushman Bharat scheme an unparallelled initiative to ensure health insurance as well as health assurance .Protecting 10 crore families which is about 40 per cent of India s population with a health insurance cover of Rs 5 lakh per family was a global first he said.The scheme had received a good response from the people who were calling it ModiCare he added.The Saubhagya Yojana which aims at providing electricity connection to 4 crore families reflected sensitivity and the commitment of the Modi government in brightening the lives of the poor and bringing them into the mainstream of India s development he said.The Modi government s decision to provide 8 crore LPG connections under the PM Ujjwala Yojana was a landmark decision and testimony to its commitment towards the empowerment of women and improving the quality of lives of the poor both urban and rural the BJP president said.The proposed Eklavya Schools in tribal blocks reflected the govt s resolve to uplift tribal communities and help them secure a better future he said.The significant benefits to the MSME sector would not only give relief to small and medium entrepreneurs but also help them achieve new heights of development he added. I thank the government for the budgetary allocation of Rs 3 lakh crore under the Mudra Yojana for the year 2018- 2019 that will boost employment generation. This will especially benefit women OBC SC & ST as so far 76 per cent of loan accounts are of women and more than 50 per cent belong to SC ST & OBC Mr Shah said.Building a solid Infrastructure for a New India has always been the focus of the government and the BJP welcomed and appreciated the record allotment to infrastructure and hastening the pace of completion Shah said.He also referred to the mention of the Swachh Bharat scheme in the Budget and said it had been one of India s biggest success stories.Six crore toilets built under the mission so far had helped poor women lead a life of dignity and the proposed 2 crore toilets for 2018-2019 would add another chapter to this success story he said.Mr Shah also highlighted the budgetary allocations of Rs 56 619 crore and Rs 39135 crore for SC and ST welfare and said these reflected the government s commitment to uplifting marginalised and other deprived sections of the people. CommentsClose X Reducing corporate tax to 25 per cent was a major initiative towards creating a competitive environment for doing business in India and was in line with global standards he said. The Modi government has continuously improved fiscal deficit since its first budget. The target of 3.3 per cent for 2018-19 is another effort in the same direction and will certainly improve investor confidence in the Indian economy he said.
By: Express News Service | New Delhi | Updated: February 2 2018 8:36 am BJP president Amit Shah (Express Photo by Praveen Jain/ File) Related News Sensex falls another 310 pts on domestic global woesTDP and friendsSensex isn t evilPitching the budget as the BJP government s initiatives for farmers and rural sector BJP president Amit Shah Thursday said it has given new wings to aspirations of the poor. This budget gives new wings to the aspirations of the poor farmers and the middle class. The #NewIndiaBudget will truly empower all sections of the society to attain prosperity Shah tweeted. He posted a number of tweets highlighting the significance of announcements made by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley while presenting the Budget. The BJP chief said the record allocation to the rural sector and agriculture will lead to unprecedented rural development and agricultural growth and asserted that consistent focus on rural development and agriculture has been a hallmark of the government. Praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Jaitley for the historic step of raising MSPs to 1.5 times the costs incurred by farmers Shah said it showed the government s commitment to farmers and doubling their income. There is a tremendous stress on improving ease of living for the common man and this is happening with improving affordability and access which will give boost to aspirants of common man Shah said. Terming Ayushman Bharat as an unparalleled initiative to ensure health insurance as well as health assurance Shah said protecting 10 crore families which is about 40 per cent of India s population with a health insurance cover of Rs 5 lakh per family is a global first. The Modi govt s decision to provide eight crore LPG connections under the PM Ujjwala Yojana is a landmark decision and a testimony of its commitment towards woman empowerment and improving the quality of lives of poor both urban and rural the BJP chief said. There are significant benefits to the MSME sector which will not only give relief but also help small and medium entrepreneurs to achieve new heights of development he said. I thank the government for the budgetary allocation of Rs 3 lakh crore under Mudra Yojana for the year 2018-2019 that will boost employment generation. This will specially benefit the women OBC SC & ST as so far 76 per cent of loan accounts are of women and more than 50 per cent belong to the SC ST & OBC he said. Reducing corporate tax to 25 per cent is a major initiative towards creating a competitive environment for doing business in India and is in line with global standards he said. The Modi govt has continuously improved fiscal deficit since its first budget. The target of 3.3 per cent for 2018-19 is another effort in the same direction and will certainly improve investors confidence in Indian economy he said. The BJP is gearing up for crucial elections in some states later this year and the next general election. The BJP and its governments have been criticised for their failure to provide jobs and addressing concerns of farmers. Critics said that demonetisation and roll out of the GST have adversely affected the rural economy. The party is expected to face a tough battle in elections in Rajasthan Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. For all the latest Business News download Indian Express App More Related News Primary Mistake Selling pakodas better than being jobless: Amit Shah Tags: amit shah Union Budget 2018 Ben MorganFeb 5 2018 at 11:11 pmWelcome to Shifa Hospital Specialist hospital that buy organ. Do you wish to donate your organ in exchange of money? If yes. Then contact us today to get a reliable amount for (2 CRORE) and good transaction for good money. Contact via below information email: shifamedicalhealthcare Contact number 917411951612 WhatsApp number: 91-7411951612(0)(0) Reply gomathi raghavanFeb 2 2018 at 5:03 amTherefore one another Ins ution / organisation is targeted by bioterrorist but with 24X7 maneuvering bioterrorist bounces bac and patriotic individuals are spellbound. how long this is going to happen ? damage that is caused to India patriotic individuals is enormous. There was lot of dirty tricks by the team. cheap gimmics of bioterrorist defeated bioterrorist retraced its own dirty tricks thus exposing its own filthy tricks. bioterrorist is to b tackled once again if sr leaders combine it is easy to neutralise bjp one and only dravida bioterrorist(0)(0) Reply
