Minority Affairs Minister
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Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi resigns as Union Minister of Minority Affairs
India | Jul 06, 2022, 05:38 PM ISTMukhtar 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 | Aug 24, 2021, 06:00 PM ISTUnion 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 | Jun 20, 2021, 07:54 AM ISTUnion 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 | Jun 14, 2021, 05:31 PM ISTUnion 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 | Dec 03, 2020, 09:42 PM ISTSpeaking 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 | Jul 20, 2020, 07:51 PM ISTUnion 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
National | Dec 01, 2019, 07:29 PM ISTIn 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
National | Jul 18, 2019, 03:11 PM ISTMinority 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, 03:58 PM ISTAccusing 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
National | Apr 26, 2013, 07:34 AM ISTMumbai, 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
National | Jun 25, 2011, 06:30 PM ISTChennai, 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