Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday launched yet another attack on Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee while addressing a rally in Egra and said there will be no curb on religious practices under the BJP rule. [10] Later, the Supreme Court canceled his bail on a CBI plea. He had worked as a stockbroker and also in the co-operative banks of Ahmedabad. [16], During Modi's twelve-year tenure as the Gujarat CM, Shah emerged as one of the most powerful leaders in Gujarat. Shah was first elected in Gujarat as the MLA for a seat partly covering Ahmedabad, Sarkhej in 1997 (a by-election). In Bengal, Amit Shah Says 'Jai Shree Ram' Not A Religious Slogan For People Anymore’ Speaking with Republic in Bengal, Home Minister Amit Shah spoke about the slogan of Jai Shree Ram and why CM Mamata Banerjee has disaffection towards the slogan dna Correspondent . The commission also stated that the bill was a dangerous turn in the wrong direction; as it excludes Muslims, setting a legal criterion for citizenship based on religion. He pointed out that during his tenure as Home Minister, Gujarat was one of the states with a small number of police encounters in the country. As mover of the Citizenship Amendment Bill, the Union home minister is being accused of anti-Muslim bias. 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Amit Anil Chandra Shah[2] (born 22 October 1964) is an Indian politician currently serving as the Minister of Home Affairs. However, the next day, when the courts were closed, Justice Aftab Alam took a petition at his residence to bar him from entering Gujarat. His father Anilchandra Shah used to run a company dealing in PVC pipes. Shah had been made in-charge of the BJP's campaign in Uttar Pradesh on 12 June 2013, less than a year before the elections. Report a problem? [9] He came from a Gujarati Hindu Vaishnava family, who were Baniyas. Source. [14] He also worked as a stockbroker and in co-operative banks in Ahmedabad. [15], Shah was involved with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) since childhood; he participated in the neighbourhood shakhas (branches) as a boy. He has played an organizing and membership-promotional role in the elections of many states since 2014. AMIT SHAH is an choreographer and creative director of AATMA Performing Arts and the internationally-acclaimed production Mystic India: The World Tour. Sworn in at the age of 54, he is the youngest serving full-time Home Minister. [14], Shah oversaw the candidate selection, emphasizing the candidate's local popularity and winning potential as the only criteria for selection, as opposed to the candidate's party loyalty or ideology. On 9 December 2019, when the Citizens Amendment Bill was to be passed in the Lok Sabha, federal US commission on international religious freedom has sought American sanctions against Home Minister Amit Shah and the principal Indian leadership if the bill with the “religious criterion” is passed by both houses of Parliament. "[68][69], In December 2019, the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) asked the US administration to consider imposing sanctions against Shah if the Indian parliament passed the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill. We are into the politics of humanity for humans,” he said at a rally in Dergaon constituency of Golaghat district. In 1999, Shah was elected as the president of the Ahmedabad District Cooperative Bank (ADCB), the biggest cooperative bank in India. [10] Shah was thus forcibly exiled from the state from 2010 to 2012. His team estimated that only 35% of the BJP's traditional supporters had voted in the UP elections. Before his presidency, there was only an average of around 3,500 workers participating in these camps on an annual basis. Amit Shah was wrong in Chhattisgarh and he will be wrong in Assam, says Bhupesh Baghel Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel, the Congress campaign manager in Assam, is brimming with confidence when we meet him. He joined BJP in 1987, one year before Modi joined the party. Nidheesh Tyagi Published: 30 Mar 2021, 8:14 AM. Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said people belonging to any religion should not have any fear under the Modi government as he said that … By 2014, its profit had increased to around ₹250 crores. [65], In 2014, EC barred Shah from conducting any public processions, marches, gatherings and roadshows in Uttar Pradesh due to speeches which were made to outrage the religious feelings and beliefs of different classes. "NRC has no such provision which says that certain religions will be excluded from it. For example, the RSS volunteers would cross-check a BJP worker's claims of having targeted a given number of households. Their strategy was to find the second-most influential leader in every village and get them to join the BJP. [53] The Patel brothers, who had several criminal cases against them, also spoke against Shah. If the Congress had not divided this country on the basis of religion, there would be no need to bring in this bill. The commission said that the CAB "enshrines a pathway to citizenship for immigrants that specifically excludes Muslims, setting a legal criterion for citizenship based on religion". [67] In 2018, Shah said: "Infiltrators are like termites in the soil of Bengal," and regarding the solution of this, stated: "A Bharatiya Janata Party government will pick up infiltrators one by one and throw them into the Bay of Bengal. Amit Shah completed his schooling in Mehsana and pursued his graduation in biochemistry from CU Shah Science College in Ahmedabad. Many would agree that this would not have been possible without the detailed planning and innovative strategies of Amit Shah. His parents were originally from Kenya and grandparents from Gujarat in India. Amit Shah was born on 22nd October, 1964 in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Currently, Amit Shah is the president of the Bharatiya Janata Party. “The NRC exercise is monitored by the Supreme Court. In September 2012, the Supreme Court granted him bail and allowed him to return to Gujarat. • In 2010, he was arrested for number of charges like murder and extortion, which dented his chances to become the CM of Gujarat after Narendra Modi. [10] Shah also ensured that 11 of the bank's 22 directors were BJP loyalists.[14]. Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday accused the Congress of dividing people in the name of religion. [13] His father, Anil Chandra Shah, a businessman from Mansa, owned a successful PVC pipe business. In March 2018, the BJP won for the first time in the left-ruled north-eastern state of Tripura, where they won two-thirds of the votes. [7] In 2018, the party lost power in the states of Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. They had been accused of sidelining other BJP leaders, such as Lal Krishna Advani, Sushma Swaraj, Murli Manohar Joshi and Jaswant Singh. India; Amit Shah assures strong action in nuns harassment case after Kerala CM writes to Centre Two nuns and two postulants of a Kerala-based congregation were detained in UP's Jhansi after Bajrang Dal activists complained that two women were allegedly being taken forcibly for religious … In 2017, he was partly credited with the party victories in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Gujarat[6] and Manipur, but the Akali-BJP alliance lost power in the larger Punjab election. No, Amit Shah, Citizenship Amendment Bill Isn't Based on 'Reasonable Classification' Lawyers ask why Muslim sects like Shias, Ahmadiyas and … This was the BJP's greatest run in recent elections; they won 312 seats out of 403. In 2002, when Narendra Modi formed the government in Gujarat, he was given charge of several major portfolios including Home, Parliamentary Affairs, and Law and Justice. Visit The Infidel website: http://infidelmovie.comActor Amit Shah, featuring as Omid Djalili's son behind-the-scenes of 'The Infidel'. [14] The BJP's political opponents demanded a probe in the Snoopgate case. His Religion Hinduism, Caste Not Known, Nationality Indian and Zodiac Sign Libra. [21], Shah also played an important role in convincing the Modi government to pass the Gujarat Freedom of Religion Bill, which made religious conversions difficult in the state of Gujarat. He completed B.Sc in Biochemistry from C.U Shah Science College, Ahmedabad. Reading, watching cricket and social service, 16, Sudeep Society, Royal Crisant, Sarkhej-Gandhinagar Highway, Ahmedabad. Modi and Shah also sought to reduce Congress' hold over sports bodies in the state. He became known for his management skills when he was the electio… Earlier, BJP MP GVL Narasimha Rao had spoked to Amit Shah and complained about the temple attacks and the "failure" of the state government in preventing the acts of vandalism and also in bringing the culprits to book. Written By. In his initial two years, the BJP achieved success in Legislative Assembly elections in Maharashtra, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand and Assam but lost ground in Delhi and the large eastern state of Bihar in 2015. [18], In 2010, Shah was accused of having orchestrated the extrajudicial killings of Sohrabuddin Sheikh, his wife Kauser Bi and his criminal associate Tulsiram Prajapati. The calls detail how the state machinery was used to surveil the woman and the IAS officer Pradeep Sharma (who was suspended by the Gujarat government). Amit Shah was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra. For example, when Modi praised his opponent and prospective post-poll ally Mamata Banerjee, Shah insisted that the BJP must not divert from the "Modi-versus-all" tactic. [54], Shah dismissed all the accusations against him as politically motivated. [10] He became known for his management skills when he was the election campaign manager for Lal Krishna Advani in Gandhinagar during the 1991 Lok Sabha elections. [14], In 1997, Modi lobbied to get Shah a BJP ticket for the Gujarat Legislative Assembly by-election in Sarkhej. [40], In September 2019, Shah talked about how India needs one unifying language; he said the Hindi language should be spoken to unite the country and represent India in the world. Like other major political parties, the BJP provisioned one van per village to transport people to the rally venue. Shah realized the voters were dissatisfied with the Samajwadi Party, which he believed had failed to keep its election promises after the win. Earlier, he had been elected as a member of the upper house of Parliament, Rajya Sabha, from Gujarat in 2017. Shah also expanded the scale of BJP's training camps to a national level. The Act was called as a measure against forced conversions. He belongs to a Hindu Vaishnav family, and he is a Gujarati Baniya. At that time, the bank was on the verge of collapse, as they had accumulated losses of ₹36 crores. [28] After becoming party president, Shah started an aggressive membership drive, and by March 2015, the BJP had claimed 100 million members. [29][30], In 2014 to 2016, the BJP achieved success in Legislative Assembly elections in Maharashtra, Haryana, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand and Assam but lost the elections in Delhi and Bihar.[31]. [10][16] He joined BJP in 1987, one year before Modi joined the party. He was born to a wealthy Jain family in Mumbai. While launching a scathing attack on the Congress, Shah cited partition and accused the grand old party of "dividing the county on the basis of religion". Amit Shah is known for his statements that has promoted hatred and ill-will between religions. [18], In July 2014, the BJP's central parliamentary board unanimously approved Shah's appointment as president of the party. 04/01/2021. Union Home Minister Amit Shah is currently on a two-day visit to the state. [13], Shah took oath as Cabinet Minister on 30 May 2019 and took office as Minister of Home Affairs on 1 June 2019. Sachin Tendulkar Height, Weight, Age, Wife, Affairs & More. Shah was in the southern city on Sunday to campaign for the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation polls, scheduled to be held on December 1. The CBI claimed that two of these marble traders paid Shah to eliminate Sheikh, along with police officers DIG D.G. He loves chess, and he was also the president of the Gujarat Chess Association. 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