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Cong Imposed President’s Rule in J&K 93 Times: Shah in Lok Sabha

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Home Minister Amit Shah, while addressing the Lok Sabha after the lunch break on Friday, 28 June said that the Congress had imposed President’s rule in J&K more than any other party and has no right to talk about democracy.

Earlier in the day, Shah tabled a Bill to extend the President’s Rule in the state of Jammu and Kashmir.

Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on 27 June informed Rajya Sabha that there are no discrepancies regarding the voter turnout and votes counted on Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in 2019 Lok Sabha polls.

The Law Minister was replying to a specific question from Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut who said there have been complaints about operations of EVMs and differences in counting between EVMs and VVPATs in the just-concluded elections.

Snapshot
  • PM Modi while addressing Rajya Sabha on 26 June, termed the deaths caused in Bihar due to Acute Encephalitis Syndrome as “unfortunate” and a “matter of shame”.
  • The Lok Sabha will have 30 sittings and the Rajya Sabha 27 sittings between 17 June to 26 July
  • The Budget will be presented on 5 July by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

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4:10 PM , 28 Jun

We are Providing Jobs and Schemes in J&K: Amit Shah

Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said in the Lok Sabha that the government is looking to bring forth development in Jammu and Kashmir.

“Some say there is an atmosphere of fear there. Those who are against India should have fear in their hearts. We are not part of tukde-tukde gang. We are not against common ppl of J&K, we have started process of providing them jobs and all govt schemes,” he said.

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4:06 PM , 28 Jun

Congress Backed Muslim Conference in J&K: Shah

In his speech in the Lok Sabha, Amit Shah said, “In 1931 Muslim Conference was established led by Sheikh Abdullah, for long Congress did not start its unit there and supported Muslim Conference.Congress put all its eggs in Abdullah's bucket but Abdullah ran away with bucket, as a result Sheikh Abdullah became PM there”.

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3:37 PM , 28 Jun

Amit Shah Criticises Nehru While Speaking on J&K in LS

Speaking in the Lok Sabha on the Kashmir problem, Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said, “Who called for ceasefire back then? It was Jawaharlal Nehru who did it and gave that portion(PoK) to Pakistan. You say we don't take ppl into confidence, but Nehru ji did it without taking the then HM into confidence. So Manish(Tewari) ji don't teach us history”.

3:27 PM , 28 Jun

'Why Wasn't Jamaat-e-Islami Banned,' Questions Amit Shah

Speaking in the Lok Sabha on Friday, Home Minister Amit Shah said, “Why wasn't Jamaat-e-Islami banned till date? Who did you want to please? It was BJP govt that banned Jamaat-e-Islami. Who put the ban on JKLF? It was BJP who did it.”

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Published: 26 Jun 2019, 7:31 AM IST
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