The defamation complaint against Gandhi was filed by BJP leader Vijay Mishra for his alleged objectionable remarks against Home Minister Amit Shah
Further, speaking on the Electoral Bonds, the Union Home Minister pointed out that the BJP has received Rs 6,200 crore, while Indi Alliance has also received more than Rs 6,200 crore
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The Union Home Ministry notified the rules for implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) on March 11
"The 2024 Lok Sabha elections have been announced today by the Election Commission. Elections are a great festival for the world's largest democracy,'' he added
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For BJP, CAA was strategic move that did not quite work out because those it would benefit could've been accommodated under existing laws, and new entrants would remain excluded
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On the CAA, Shah said the law was passed in 2019 and the rules were issued now as he sought to dismissed criticism over its timing
When Prime Minister Narendra Modi assumed office in 2014, the BJP's poll manifesto featured several unfinished works that were pending for nearly 50 years or more, the Union Home Minister pointed out
"Home Minister Amit Shah has been briefing people about the CAA from Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and other platforms that no one should get worried about it. It is a law that gives citizenship," he said
The Home Minister was critical of opposition leaders like AIMIM's Asaddudin Owaisi and West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee for claiming that the CAA was anti-Muslim
The Ministry of Home Affairs on March 11 notified CAA Rules, 2024, removing legal barriers to rehabilitation and citizenship to such persons, and will give a dignified life to refugees who have suffer
Shah stressed on the need to promote organic and natural farming, while discouraging use of chemical fertilisers
The Sikh community residing in the contested area believes the blast was orchestrated to disrupt negotiations aimed at relocating them to municipal land
This is Shah's second visit to the state after the Assembly polls on November 30 last year
The AAP and the Congress have no Lok Sabha seat from Delhi where the BJP won all the seven seats in 2019 and 2014 elections
The BJP is formulating strategies to win more seats in the Lok Sabha elections in the state this time. The party's top leaders have already focused on Telangana
Lok Sabha and assembly polls will be held simultaneously in Andhra Pradesh
After the function, Shah will leave for Paliganj where he will address a public meeting to be organised by the BJP OBC Morcha