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Kiren Rijiju

Kiren Rijiju

Kiren Rijiju is the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader who has been the Union Minister of Earth Sciences and Food Processing Industries in the Narendra Modi Cabinet since 2023 and 2024 respectively. He was also the Minister of Law and Justice from 2021 to 2023, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Youth Affairs and Sports and Minister of State for Minority Affairs from 2019 to 2021. Rijiju was the Minister of State for Home Affairs from 2014 to 2019 in the first Narendra Modi Cabinet. Rijiju won the first Lok Sabha election in 2004 from the Arunachal West constituency when he defeated Arunachal Congress candidate Kamen Ringu with a margin of 47,424 votes. However, he lost the 2009 Lok Sabha polls from the same constituency against Congress candidate Takam Sanjoy by just 1,314 votes. Rijiju left the BJP to join the Congress after his defeat but later returned to the saffron party. Rijiju again won the Arunachal West seat in the 2014 and 2019 elections by defeating Congress candidates Takam Sanjoy and Nabam Tuki respectively. The BJP has again fielded Rijiju from Arunachal West against Congress candidate Nabam Tuki.

Aamir Khan's comments on intolerance misplaced: Govt
National | Nov 24, 2015, 02:05 PM IST
New Delhi: Government today termed as "misplaced" superstar Aamir Khan's comments on growing intolerance, saying such statements only bring disrepute to the country as well as Prime Minister Narendra Modi."His comments on intolerance is completely
'India stands shoulder-to-shoulder with France in the tragedy'
National | Nov 16, 2015, 08:14 PM IST
New Delhi: Sharing its pain following the terror attacks in Paris, India today offered to help France in fighting terror and in ensuring that such assaults on humanity do not recur anywhere.Attending an event at
Jawaharlal Nehru let north-east down during 1962 China war: Kiren Rijiju
National | Oct 31, 2015, 09:27 PM IST
Hyderabad: Union Minister Kiren Rijiju today attacked country's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru of "letting people of north-east region down" during the 1962 Indo-China war, while accusing the Congress of "forgetting" the "true heroes" Subhash

Government is committed to bring back Dawood Ibrahim: Kiren Rijiju
National | Oct 27, 2015, 07:13 PM IST
New Delhi: Government is committed to bring back fugitive ganglord Dawood Ibrahim to face law for his involvement in 1993 Mumbai serial blasts, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju said days after underworld don Chhota Rajan's arrest
Kiren Rijiju clarifies remark, says he wasn't pointing at any region
National | Oct 22, 2015, 01:22 PM IST
New Delhi: Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju on Thursday clarified he was just quoting a former Delhi lieutenant governor who had commented on north Indians breaking the rules. He said he was "not
Don't divide Indians between north, south: Kejriwal tells Rijiju
National | Oct 22, 2015, 05:23 PM IST
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday told Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju not to divide Indians between north and south after the latter's comments that north Indians like

North Indians enjoy breaking rules, Kiren Rijiju agrees with ex-Delhi LG
National | Oct 21, 2015, 06:29 PM IST
New Delhi: In potentially controversial comments, Union Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju today said he agreed with the statement of a former Lt Governor of Delhi who had once remarked that north Indians
MHA takes strong exception to use of Nepal telecom services
India | Oct 20, 2015, 07:10 PM IST
New Delhi: The Union Home Ministry has taken strong exception to the use of telecom services of Nepal by locals and security forces along the international borders in Uttarakhand, saying it may compromise country's critical
Steps taken to check attempts to radicalise youth: Kiren Rijiju
National | Oct 07, 2015, 01:51 PM IST
New Delhi: The government has taken a number of steps to check attempts of extremists groups like ISIL to radicalise and lure Indian youth into terrorism, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju said here.During a meeting with

Don't work in 'wrong ways' or face punitive action, Centre warns NGOs
National | Oct 01, 2015, 11:55 PM IST
Itanagar: Defending crackdown on Greenpeace, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju today said those violating rules and conducting themselves in wrong ways would face punitive action."Protest is a right of everyone in a democracy. But if anyone
Centre to bring anti-racial discrimination law: Kiren Rijiju
National | Sep 27, 2015, 08:08 AM IST
Shillong: The Central government will soon come up with new laws to punish racial discrimination, union minister Kiren Rijiju said on Saturday.The minister of state for home affairs also said the subject of racial discrimination
It's the duty of North Indians to merge with people from North East: Kiren Rijiju
National | Sep 27, 2015, 12:00 AM IST
Shillong: Union Minister Kiren Rijiju today said that it was the responsibility of the North Indians to merge with the people from the North East. He said the country begins from its borders and not

'Govt closely monitoring activities related to ISIS in India'
National | Sep 21, 2015, 02:32 PM IST
New Delhi: In the wake of reports that ISIS was trying to lure Indian youths, government today said it is closely monitoring the activities connected with the dreaded terror outfit in the country and taking
Home, Defence ministries to provide modern weapons to police
India | Sep 05, 2015, 08:28 AM IST
Kanpur : Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Friday said Home and Defence Ministries would work together to provide modern weapons and equipments to the police force to strengthen the internal security of the country.People think
Haven't received proposal on Indo-Pak cricket match: Kiren Rijiju
Cricket | Sep 04, 2015, 11:55 PM IST
Kanpur: Union Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju today said that his ministry has not received any proposal on India-Pakistan cricket match. Rijiju was here to attend a meeting with the DRDO-run Defence Materials and

NSCN(IM) on recruitment drive after accord, Rijiju says not aware
National | Aug 25, 2015, 07:16 PM IST
New Delhi: Even as the government is exploring every option to bring the various factions of the National Socialist Council of Nagalim (NSCN) within the recently inked Naga Peace Accord, the outfit's strongest group NSCN
India cancels NSA-level talks, Govt to sell 10% stake in Indian Oil: Top 5 News Headlines
India | Aug 21, 2015, 09:29 PM IST
India toughens stand, cancels NSA-level talksNew Delhi: India today hinted that it may call off NSA level talks if Pakistan tries to impose new conditions for the discussion to be held on Sunday.MEA spokesperson Vikas
Impression of govt protecting tainted ministers wrong: Rijiju
National | Aug 21, 2015, 04:06 PM IST
Shillong: Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju today said the impression that the Centre was "protecting tained ministers" was totally wrong as the reasons given were unfounded. The External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj had given factual
Congress trying to project Naga peace pact negatively: Kiren Rijiju
National | Aug 11, 2015, 05:56 AM IST
Bhalukpong (AP): Union Minister State for Home Kiren Rijiju today said the peace agreement with NSCN(IM)is a positive step but slammed the Congress for misinterpreting it."Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Vice President Rahul Gandhi
Naga accord is just a framework agreement, says Rijiju
National | Aug 06, 2015, 04:56 PM IST
Dimapur (Nagaland): Union Minister of State for Home, Kiren Rijiju has said the recent peace accord signed with the NSCN (I-M), was "just a framework" and the final solution or accord is yet to be