Team News Riveting
New Delhi, October 22
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday greeted Home Minister Amit Shah on his 59th birthday and lauded his contributions to the NDA government and the ruling BJP.
In a post on X, Modi said, “He (Shah) is passionate about India’s progress and ensuring a better quality of life for the poor. He has made a mark as an outstanding administrator, making notable contributions to enhancing India’s security apparatus and further developing the cooperatives sector.” Shah’s role in strengthening the BJP is laudatory, he said and wished, “may he be blessed with a long life and wonderful health.”
Other leading BJP leaders, including BJP President J P Nadda, Union ministers Rajnath Singh and Nitin Gadkari, also wished him on his birthday.
In his message, BJP president J P Nadda praised Shah’s exceptional dedication to the nation, sincerity and organisational skill, and said it was an inspiration for party workers.
A close confidant of the Prime Minister, Shah has played a crucial role in the rise of the BJP under Modi’s leadership while working in the organisation as Party President. It was only in Modi’s second term that Shah joined the Cabinet and was instrumental in the ruling party fulfilling its foundational pledge of nullifying Article 370, which gave Jammu and Kashmir special rights.
The Union Home Minister continues to play a key role in the party’s political and electoral strategy.
