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Factbox: India's new Home Affairs Minister Amit Shah - In his own words

By Alasdair Pal
FILE PHOTO: India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah adjusts a turban presented by his supporters during BJP workers meeting in Gandhinagar, in the western state of Gujarat, India, February 27, 2016. REUTERS/Amit Dave

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Amit Shah, president of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, was appointed as India's home affairs minister by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday.

Here are a selection of his views, taken from newspaper interviews and speeches:

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