Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday held a meeting with External Affair Minister S Jaishankar, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharam and Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.
While Bharatiya Janata Party Leader Uma Bharti also reached MHA today to meet Home Miniter Amit Shah.
#UPDATE: The meeting at Ministry of Home Affairs concludes. Home Minister Amit Shah was holding a meeting with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. https://t.co/xtNX8fW3RM
— ANI (@ANI) June 4, 2019
Amit Shah was inducted in the Cabinet and rewarded with Home Portfolio by replacing another stalwart of the party, Rajnath Singh. Singh has been given the charge of Defence Ministry.
Soon after assuming the charge as Home Minister, Amit Shah on Saturday held a meeting with Officials. He also met the Governors of many several states including Puducherry Governor Kiran Bedi, Jammu and Kashmir Satyapal Malik, and others.
Union Home Minister, Shri Amit Shah chaired a review meeting with MHA officials earlier today. pic.twitter.com/T7cC5Ztmkh
— गृहमंत्री कार्यालय, HMO India (@HMOIndia) June 1, 2019
Being the Home Minister of the Country, Amit Shah will have to deal with the issue of the scrapping of Article 370. The promise of scrap Article 370 has always been featured in party’s poll promises. The issue of NRC is also something which is very dear to the Bharatiya Janata Party. Amit Shah in his poll campaign had also raised the issue.
Another big responsibility on Amit Shah’s shoulder is related to national security. Shah being the in-charge of MHA has to ensure that Pulwama or such attack on Civilians or Armed Forces does not take place.
Shah often referred to as Chanakya of modern Indian Politics for his excellent electoral management skills. Shah had in the last 5 years have proved himself as one of the biggest political minds in the country.
Shah elected to the 17th Lok Sabha after registering a massive victory in terms of vote margin. Shah defeated Dr. CJ Chavda of Indian National Congress with a heavy margin of 5.55 Lakh votes from Gandhinagar Lok Sabha Seat.
Shah was administrated oath by President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday along with PM Modi and 56 other ministers.
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