Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said that the 'Har ghar Tiranga' campaign initiated by PM Narendra Modi is not just a display of patriotism, but also a resolution to build a developed India by 2047.
Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma and Deputy Chief Minister Prestone Tynsong held a meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday to discuss the overall situation at the international border area amid the political unrest in neighbouring country Bangladesh.
Meghalaya Chief Minister Sangma Conrad met Union Home Minister Amit Shah in the national capital on Monday and reviewed the ongoing situation in Bangladesh and its implications for the North East.
Union Law Minister Arjun Meghwal, under the 'Har Ghar Tiranga' campaign, distributed the national flag to students at Bafna School in Bikaner Rajasthan on Monday.
The event, organised by the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation, aims to promote national pride and unity through the display of the Indian flag and will be held in the Viratnagar area in Ahmedabad, starting at 4.30 pm.
The Congress party has launched a scathing attack on the BJP-led central government, accusing it of meting out "stepmotherly treatment" to the North East region.
Following an attack on Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray's convoy on Saturday, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut alleged that "Ahmad Shah Abdali (indirectly attacking Union Home Minister Amit Shah)" of Delhi is giving 'supari' to spread anarchy in Maharashtra.
Shah said, "In 2013-14, the area under sugarcane cultivation was 5 million hectares, and today, in the tenth year, we have successfully expanded it to 6 million hectares, marking an 18 percent increase. Sugarcane production, which was 352 million tonnes, has now reached 491 million tonnes
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday praised Prime Minister Modi's establishment of the Global Biofuels Alliance during the G20 summit and called it a 'matter of good fortune' for sugarcane farmers.
In the meeting, PM Modi, along with Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, were seen exchanging greetings with Rahul Gandhi and other opposition leaders.
The BSF averted an infiltration bid when thousands of residents from Bangladesh gathered along the Indo-Bangladesh border at Cooch Behar raising slogans and tried to enter the Indian side on Friday morning.