Amit Shah In Ahemdabad

Union Home Minister Amit Shah today said that the view with which jails are seen in society needs to be changed, adding that "not every person jailed is criminal by nature."

After a meeting with 44 legislators of his party at a resort in Anand, about 76 km from Ahemdabad, senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel said on Monday he is confident that he will be re-elected to the Rajya Sabha from Gujarat in elections today. Numbers show that Mr Patel's election could be touch and go.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah today said that the view with which jails are seen in society needs to be changed, adding that "not every person jailed is criminal by nature."

After a meeting with 44 legislators of his party at a resort in Anand, about 76 km from Ahemdabad, senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel said on Monday he is confident that he will be re-elected to the Rajya Sabha from Gujarat in elections today. Numbers show that Mr Patel's election could be touch and go.