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  Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi resigns as Union Minister of Minority Affairs

  India | July 06, 2022 17:38 IST

  Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, a senior BJP leader, is also the Deputy Leader of Rajya Sabha. His term as MP in the Upper House is set to end on Thursday.

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  Congress has become non performing asset: Naqvi

  News | August 24, 2021 18:00 IST

  Union Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on August 24 reacted on reports of a rift between Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel and health minister TS Singh Deo.

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  Minority Affairs Ministry to run COVID vax awareness campaign to dispel rumours

  India | June 20, 2021 7:54 IST

  Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said that the campaign will be launched on June 21 to create awareness on Covid vaccination programme in rural and remote areas of the country and to "crush and curb" the rumours and apprehensions, being spread by some vested interests regarding the ongoing drive.

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  Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi donates blood on World Blood Donor Day

  News | June 14, 2021 17:31 IST

  Union Minister of Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi donated blood at Indian Red Cross Society, Delhi on the occasion of "World Blood Donor Day".

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  'Not conducting Parliament's winter session isn't right for democracy': Nawab Malik

  News | December 03, 2020 21:42 IST

  Speaking to media in Mumbai on December 03, Minority Affairs Minister of Maharashtra and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) senior leader, Nawab Malik spoke on winter session of Parliament and farmers protest.

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  Congress is on ventilator, Rahul's ego on accelerator: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi

  News | July 20, 2020 19:51 IST

  Union Minister of Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on July 20 responded to Rahul Gandhi's statement that "2,426 firms looted people's savings and will centre launch probe on that?" Taking a jibe at Gandhi, he said "Pappu pass hone ke chakkar me nakal me bhi akal nahi laga pa raha hai," (Pappu is not able to put his brain in the process of passing).

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  Naqvi slams AIMPLB, Jamiat for Ayodhya decision review bid, says matter closed for people

  Politics | December 01, 2019 19:29 IST

  In an interview to PTI, Naqvi said that in a democracy everyone has a right to have an opinion and liberty to approach courts. However, he asserted that in an ideal scenario attempts should not be made to entangle the decades-old complex issue which has been solved by a unanimous verdict of the Supreme Court.

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  Minority doesn't mean only Muslims: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi

  Politics | July 18, 2019 15:11 IST

  Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Thursday said the term minority doesn't denote only Muslims and that there are five other notified minorities: Jains, Buddhists, Christians, Parsis and Sikhs.

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  EC couldn't take adequate punitive steps in Bengal: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi

  May 12, 2019 15:58 IST

  Accusing Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress of trying to turn the state into a hub of "misrule and hooliganism", Naqvi said it was possible that the administration was not fully cooperating with the EC to maintain law and order during the ongoing Lok Sabha polls.

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  Get more Haj quota for India: Maharashtra minister

  Politics | April 26, 2013 7:34 IST

  Mumbai, April 26: A Maharashtra minister Thursday urged the central government to demand an additional quota for Haj pilgrims for India based on the country's current Muslim population.Minority Affairs Minister Arif Naseem Khan lamented that

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  Sachar Panel Recommendations Not Sacrosanct, Says Salman Khurhsid

  Politics | June 25, 2011 18:30 IST

  Chennai, Jun 25: The Sachar Committee report is not sacrosanct like the Quran and has to be looked at with a critical eye and not viewed as something special given to Muslims, Minority Affairs Minister

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