Home Minister Amit Shah, known for his preference for home-cooked meals, dined at the Rajya Sabha canteen in Parliament House today. On this occasion, he was joined by BJP national president JP Nadda, Union ministers Piyush Goyal, Ravneet Bittu, and Surendra Nagar, as well as several other Members of Parliament.

Amit Shah enjoyed a dosa, a sandwich for lunch, and also tasted puri sabzi, papdi chaat, and ragi laddu. BJP President JP Nadda, who accompanied Shah, also opted for a dosa. While dining at the canteen, Amit Shah commended the quality of the food served in the Parliament canteen and remarked on its affordability.

Following the conclusion of lunch, Amit Shah enjoyed a cup of black coffee. Many Members of Parliament expressed their desire to cover the food expenses, but Amit Shah declined their offers. Eventually, Union Minister Piyush Goyal took it upon himself to settle the bill for all the meals.

At the same time, many opposition MPs also met Amit Shah during lunch. Jaya Bachchan was also present along with Jairam Ramesh. During Lunch time, Amit Shah had a light discussion with the MPs and ministers present there on Bihar and other issues. Amit Shah earlier responded to the discussion in the Rajya Sabha on the functioning of the Home Ministry.

During his address to the Rajya Sabha, Shah pledged to eradicate Naxalism from the country by 31 March of the following year. In his remarks regarding the operations of the Home Ministry, Amit Shah detailed the ministry’s achievements, stating that the initiatives undertaken in the past decade were unprecedented since the time of independence.

In his address to the Rajya Sabha, Amit Shah highlighted the Modi administration’s ‘zero tolerance policy’ towards terrorism. He asserted that Article 370 was fundamentally linked to the issue of terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir. He expressed gratitude to the architects of the Constitution for having laid the groundwork for its abrogation within Article 370 itself.