Archive · 5 Sep 2026
Amit Shah Begins Three-Day Goa Visit With Security Agenda
Amit Shah, India's Union Home Minister, is visiting Goa for three days.
His visit begins on September 5 and ends on September 7, 2026.
He will meet officials to discuss matters involving Goa and the Ministry of Home Affairs.
He will also speak to the media about stopping illegal drugs and drug trafficking.
Shah will open a new Bharatiya Janata Party office called Atal Bhavan.
He will meet the party's state leaders afterward.
He will chair a meeting involving western states and a Union Territory to discuss shared regional issues.
He will finish the visit by attending an award ceremony for the Goa Police.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah will visit Goa from September 5 to September 7, 2026.
Shah will review Goa-related matters across different divisions of the Ministry of Home Affairs.
He will hold a press conference focused on narcotics control and anti-drug measures.
Shah will inaugurate the Bharatiya Janata Party's Atal Bhavan and chair its state core committee meeting.
He will chair the Western Zonal Council meeting and attend the Goa Police President's Colours Award Ceremony.
- Who
- Union Home Minister Amit Shah, officials from the Ministry of Home Affairs, representatives of western states and a Union Territory, and Goa Police.
- What
- A three-day visit involving security reviews, an anti-narcotics press conference, party programmes, a Western Zonal Council meeting, and a Goa Police award ceremony.
- When
- September 5 to September 7, 2026.
- Where
- Goa, including the Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Indoor Stadium in Taleigao.
- Why
- To review Goa-related Ministry of Home Affairs matters, discuss narcotics control, coordinate on regional issues, attend Bharatiya Janata Party programmes, and participate in the Goa Police ceremony.
- Visit duration
- Three days, from September 5 to September 7, 2026
- Narcotics programme
- A press conference focused on drug trafficking and anti-narcotics measures
- Party programme
- Inauguration of the Bharatiya Janata Party state office building, Atal Bhavan
- Regional meeting
- Western Zonal Council meeting involving Goa, Gujarat, Maharashtra, and Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
- Police ceremony
- Goa Police President's Colours Award Ceremony
- Venue
- Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Indoor Stadium, Taleigao
