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Union Home minister VISITS Maharashtra & NAGALAND
Union Home minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah on 19 February inaugurated the first phase of ‘Shiv Srishti’, a theme park based on the life of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in Pune, Maharashtra. Many dignitaries including Maharashtra Chief Minister Shri Eknath Shinde and Deputy Chief Minister Shri Devendra Fadnavis were also present on this occasion.
Shri Amit Shah saluted Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj for his contribution in Swadharma, Swaraj and Swabhasha to the country. In his address he said that after the inauguration of the first phase of ‘Shiv Srishti, on the day of Shiv Jayanti, it will be open to the public from tomorrow. This is a historic day for people all over the world who take inspiration from the life of Shivaji. Shri Shah said that by travelling around the country, ‘Shiv Shahir’ Babasaheb Purandare ji dedicated his whole life to compile Shiv Charitra, so that the bravery of Shivaji Maharaj can reach to the masses. It is due to his efforts that today the number of people who know about Shivaji Maharaj in the country is so high.
The Union Home Minister said that the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, while being the Chief Minister of Gujarat, requested Babasaheb to organize ‘Janta Raja’ program in every district of Gujarat. The youth used to become devotees of Shivaji Maharaj after viewing this programme. Shri Shah congratulated the trustees for their effort in realizing the dream of Babasaheb, for taking forward this holy work of Babasaheb. He said that Shivaji’s life is a message that continues to inspire people from Kashmir to Kanyakumari and from Dwarka to Calcutta’s Ganga Sagar even. Babasaheb collected the authorized documents of Shivaji Maharaj’s life and his works from all over the world and prepared the history of Shiva’s character for the new generation, that’s why Babasaheb Purandare’s name was changed to Shiv Shahir Babasaheb Purandare.
‘Initiative taken by PM Modi to bring lasting peace in northeastern state will bear fruit’
Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah on 21 February, 2023 said that Naga peace talks are underway and hoped that the initiative taken by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi to bring lasting peace in the northeastern state will bear fruit.
Addressing an election rally in Tuensang, Nagaland Shri Shah said there are some issues related to development and rights of eastern Nagaland and those will be addressed after the assembly elections.
Asserting that insurgency is on the wane in the Northeast, he claimed that there has been a 70 per cent dip in violent incidents in the region under the BJP rule.
The Union Home Minister also claimed that there has been a 60 per cent reduction in deaths of security forces, while civilian deaths have dipped by 83 per cent in the Northeast.
Noting that Armed Force (Special Powers) Act, 1958 has been lifted from large parts of Nagaland by the BJP government, he expressed hope that the Act will be removed from across the northeastern state in the next three to four years.
PM Shri Narendra Modi’s initiative to take the Naga peace talks to fruition should pave the way for the total exit of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act from Nagaland within the next three to four years, Shri Amit Shah said.
“I want to remind you all of Nagaland before 2014. Bloodshed, gunfights, blasts, and insurgency traumatized the state. PM Shri Narendra Modi then started the ongoing peace process, putting Nagaland on the path to lasting peace and development with the preservation of Naga culture, language and traditions,” he said in Tuensang.