Union Home Minister Amit Shah will chair a meeting of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) Consultative Committee in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands on Saturday, as part of a day-long official visit to the Union Territory. Shah is due to arrive on Friday, with a schedule that includes formal interactions, an exhibition inauguration and multiple development project ceremonies.
Amit Shah Andaman visit to focus on security and development
The Consultative Committee meeting will take place at the Hotel Sea-Princess in Wandoor on Saturday morning. The forum brings together 30 Members of Parliament – 14 from the Lok Sabha and 16 from the Rajya Sabha – to engage informally with the Home Minister and Ministers of State on ministry policies, programmes and implementation.
Committee members are expected to discuss a range of topics under the MHA’s remit, including internal security, border management, cybercrime and criminal justice reforms. The committee acts in an advisory capacity, facilitating direct dialogue between legislators and the ministry to help shape priorities and resolve implementation challenges.
Ministers of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai and Bandi Sanjay Kumar will attend the meeting. Ex officio members Arjun Ram Meghwal, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Law and Justice and Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs, and L Murugan, Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs and Information and Broadcasting, are also part of the panel.
Among those on the committee are legislators from across the political spectrum. Notable members include former Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, Parliamentarians Derek O’Brien and Sharad Pawar, and senior figures such as Kapil Sibal and Digvijaya Singh. Two Lok Sabha MPs, Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu and Rambhual Nishad, serve as permanent special invitees.
Following the consultative session, Amit Shah will inaugurate an exhibition on the Naveen Nyaya Sanhita at the ITF field in Sri Vijaya Puram. The exhibition aims to familiarise the public and stakeholders with recent reforms and changes under the criminal code overhaul.
Later in the day, Shah will preside over a function at Netaji Stadium in Sri Vijaya Puram to inaugurate and lay foundation stones for several development projects of the Andaman and Nicobar administration. Officials say the projects span civic infrastructure and local amenities intended to support long-term economic activity and improve public services in the islands.
Government sources said the visit seeks to combine oversight on matters of national security with attention to local development needs. The Andaman and Nicobar Islands hold strategic importance given their geographic location in the Bay of Bengal and proximity to key maritime routes. Officials believe the consultative format enables MPs to raise constituency concerns while receiving direct responses from ministry leadership.
Security and administrative officials in the islands have been coordinating the visit to ensure the agenda covers both policy dialogue and public-facing inaugurations. The presence of senior ministers and a cross-section of parliamentarians underlines the administration’s intent to maintain a steady engagement with territorial priorities while advancing national policy objectives.
The consultative committee, chaired by Amit Shah, remains a regular mechanism for parliamentary oversight and informal exchange on Home Ministry affairs. This visit is likely to reinforce central focus on maritime security, criminal justice reform outreach and local infrastructure delivery in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Key Takeaways:
- Home Minister Amit Shah will chair the MHA Consultative Committee in Andaman and Nicobar as part of his official visit.
- The meeting will bring together 30 MPs from both Houses to discuss internal security, cybercrime and criminal justice reforms.
- Amit Shah Andaman visit will also include inaugurations of the Naveen Nyaya Sanhita exhibition and several development projects in Sri Vijaya Puram.
- Ministers of State Nityanand Rai and Bandi Sanjay Kumar, alongside ex officio members, will attend the session.
