Intruders will be driven out from Kedarnath to Kanyakumari, says Amit Shah

Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah on Saturday (March 7, 2026) said the Centre is committed to driving out every “intruder” from the country, asserting that the process would extend “from Kedarnath to Kanyakumari”.

Addressing a public gathering in Haridwar to mark four years of the Uttarakhand Government, Mr. Shah praised Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami for introducing the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in the State and removing encroachments from nearly 10,000 acres of government land.

“Pushkar Singh Dhami became the first Chief Minister to bring the UCC in the State. Under the UCC, citizens, regardless of their religion, will be subject to the same law. The UCC will help stop the unnatural increase in demographics. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has decided to form a high-powered committee to address the demographic changes. That committee will begin its work within a few days. From Kedarnath to Kanyakumari, we will work to expel every single intruder out of the country. Opposition leaders can protest as much as they want,” he added.

Attacking Opposition parties for protesting against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, Mr. Shah said the names of those who are not Indian citizens must be removed from the voter list, as a clean electoral roll is essential for safeguarding democracy.

Recalling the struggle of the people of Uttarakhand for statehood, Mr. Shah said that the dream came true only after the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Government came to power at the Centre and created new States, including Uttarakhand, Jharkhand, and Chhattisgarh, which he said are now progressing rapidly.

He also highlighted major decisions of the Modi government, including the abrogation of Article 370, the construction of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya after more than five centuries, the redevelopment of Kedarnath Temple and Badrinath Temples, the Kashi Vishwanath Corridor, and Mahakal Lok in Ujjain.

Mr. Shah said amendments to criminal laws made by the Centre would streamline the justice delivery system. By 2028, he said, the new framework would ensure that the time taken for a case — from registration of an FIR to the final verdict in the Supreme Court of India — would not exceed three years.

Congratulating refugees who have received Indian citizenship under the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), the Union Minister said that Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists and Jains who came to India from Pakistan and Afghanistan have as much right over the country as Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He said that appeasement politics had earlier denied them citizenship, despite their migration to India to protect their religion and families. He reiterated that the government remains committed to granting citizenship to such refugees despite opposition.  

Thanking the Union Government for its support, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said that under the leadership of the Prime Minister and the guidance of Mr. Shah, the people of Uttarakhand broke political precedents in 2022 by giving the government a massive mandate for a second consecutive term. He also thanked the Centre for approving ₹500 crore for the upcoming Haridwar Kumbh Mela, stating that the event would further enhance the global prestige of Sanatan culture.