Naqvi and Singh quit as Union Ministers on Wednesday - a day before the end of their Rajya Sabha terms.
The BJP and the JD-U both did not give ticket to Naqvi and Singh during last month's biennial Rajya Sabha polls
Opposition has been accusing BJP of not giving adequate representation to Muslims, but the saffron party has maintained that its MPs work for all communities and aren't representatives of any religion
Union ministers Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi and R C P Singh submitted their resignations to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday, a day before the completion of their Rajya Sabha term, sources said.
With their term as Rajya Sabha MP set to end on Thursday, Modi's appreciation of their work is being seen as an indication that it was their last Cabinet meeting.
Dummy cars and a government on dialysis do not last long, Union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said on Thursday while taking potshots at the political crisis in Maharashtra
Senior BJP leader and Union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Wednesday lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi as an "institution" of good governance and as someone on a "mission of inclusive development"
The National Crime Records Bureau showed 5,415 communal riots reported between 2014 and 2020
Taking to Twitter, Rashtrapati Bhavan, on behalf of President Ram Nath Kovind, wished all "Eid Mubarak" and requested Indians to pledge to serve humanity
The six-member delegation, which included Gilmore and EU Ambassador to India Ugo Astuto, called on Naqvi in Delhi, a day after they met National Human Rights Commission chairperson
Hunar Haat is an initiative of the Ministry of Minority Affairs
He also informed that during the Modi government, more than two lakh pilgrims have gone for Haj from India
BJP chief J.P. Nadda and other leaders on Friday celebrated 'Holi' with party workers and supporters.
Union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said BJP's landslide victory in the just-concluded assembly poll reflect the people's trust in PM Modi's commitment to inclusive empowerment for all
The landslide victory of the BJP in UP and other states proves that the people have accepted the "Modi model of good governance", Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said
Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Wednesday slammed the Congress for allegedly doing politics over the issue of Indian citizens stranded in crisis-torn Ukraine.
He was speaking at the valedictory of the 12-day long 'Hunar Haat' (an exhibition of products of artisans from all over the country organised by Union Minorities Affairs Ministry) here
Instead of horror and panic, there is a need for hope and precaution to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, Union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said on Tuesday as he took the "precautionary" vaccine dose against the viral disease. India began administering the "precautionary" dose against Covid, a critical step that comes as cases spike alarmingly in the country, on Monday. The dose is being administered to healthcare and frontline workers and comorbid people aged 60 and above. Asserting that 'Made in India' Covid vaccines are "absolutely safe", Naqvi said all those who are eligible for the "precautionary" dose should get vaccinated to make the country coronavirus-free. "Today I took precautionary dose of Corona vaccine. 'Made in India' Corona vaccines are absolutely safe. All those who are eligible for precautionary dose, should get vaccinated & contribute in making country Corona free," the minority affairs minister said in a tweet. He also posted pictures of himself getting ...
Naqvi on Sunday claimed that the Yogi Adityanath-led government has demolished the "legacy of cut, commission, corruption" and politics of danga (riots) and dabangs (musclemen)" in Uttar Pradesh.
Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi hit out at the "Talibani mentality" which created road blocks in women's liberty, dignity and empowerment