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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.

Kiren Rijiju

Law Minister Kiren Rijiju calls for more representation of women in higher judiciary
India | Nov 26, 2022, 09:16 PM IST
The minister said there was a need to make the lower judiciary the "centre of attention" to ensure not only checking the pendency but reducing it. He said most of the pendency is in the lower courts as the figure is about to reach five crore.
Collegium system 'alien' to Indian Constitution: Law Minister Kiren Rijiju
India | Nov 25, 2022, 11:02 PM IST
Collegium system in India: Law Minister explained that once the Supreme Court or a high court collegium sends recommendation, the government has to do due diligence.
Justice DY Chandrachud to be Chief Justice of India from November 9: Kiren Rijiju
India | Oct 17, 2022, 07:48 PM IST
Justice DY Chandrachud is all set to take oath on October 9, the same day that incumbent CJI Justice Uday Umesh Lalit demits office.

Delay in delivery of justice a major hindrance: PM Modi
India | Oct 15, 2022, 12:17 PM IST
Law ministers conference in Gujarat: The conference witnessed discussions revolving around topics like alternative dispute resolution mechanisms such as arbitration and mediation for quick and affordable justice; upgrading overall legal infrastructure.
Don't understand why Arvind Kejriwal and his gang hate Hindu, Hindutva: Kiren Rijiju
India | Oct 08, 2022, 12:47 PM IST
Religious conversion event row: The minister's remarks came after a video clip purportedly showing Delhi Social Welfare Minister Rajendra Pal Gautam at an event where hundreds took a pledge to convert to Buddhism while denouncing Hindu deities went viral.
Law Minister Kiren Rijiju says need to 'think about' collegium system of appointment
India | Sep 18, 2022, 07:49 AM IST
Rijiju said appointments in the higher judiciary are "pending", but "not due to Law Minister but due to the system".

130 'hate news' cases reported between 2019 LS election and latest round of Assembly polls in 2022
India | Aug 05, 2022, 10:59 AM IST
Law Minister Kiren Rijiju also wrote that the Election Commission has informed that no complaints were received from the political parties regarding data leaks during elections in the last five years.
'Our party's ideology is country's ideology': Kiren Rijiju on Uniform Civil Code
India | Jul 26, 2022, 11:37 PM IST
Rijuju's statement 'Party's ideology is country's ideology' was strongly objected to by the opposition Samajwadi Party and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) MPs.
Regional, local languages should be promoted in proceedings at lower, high courts: Kiren Rijiju
India | Jul 16, 2022, 02:44 PM IST
Kiren Rijiju said mother tongue should not be considered lesser than English and asserted that he does not subscribe to the view that a lawyer should get more respect, cases, or fees only because he speaks more in English.

'Will discuss issue...': Law Minister Rijiju on SC's observations on Nupur Sharma
India | Jul 03, 2022, 03:06 PM IST
The apex court made strong verbal observations on Nupur Sharma's comments on a televised debate that actually opened up a can of worms with Nupur facing threats and also having FIRs filed against her across the country.
Govt has issued notifications allowing linking Aadhaar with voter list, says Rijiju
India | Jun 17, 2022, 09:39 PM IST
The notifications are part of the Election Laws (Amendment) Act, 2021 passed by Parliament late last year. Law Minister Kiren Rijiju took to Twitter to announce that four notifications in this regard have been issued in consultation with the Election Commission.
Kiren Rijiju has no authority to draw any 'arbitrary Lakshman Rekha': P Chidambaram to Law Minister
India | May 12, 2022, 02:56 PM IST
Reacting to his remarks, Chidambaram said the Law Minister of India has no authority to draw any "arbitrary Lakshman Rekha" and should read Article 13 of the Constitution.

Law minister Kiren Rijiju, Rahul Gandhi spar over Supreme Court's sedition ruling
India | May 11, 2022, 06:53 PM IST
Rijiju's remarks came after Rahul Gandhi had welcomed the Supreme Court's decision to put on hold the sedition law.
As Supreme Court puts on hold sedition law, Union Law Minister talks of Lakshman Rekha
India | May 11, 2022, 03:43 PM IST
In its significant order on the law that has been under intense public scrutiny, a bench headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana said there was a need to balance the interest of civil liberties and interests of citizens with that of the state.
'Not an inch since Modi became PM': Govt hits back at Oppn's charge of ceding territory to China
India | Apr 05, 2022, 06:37 PM IST
Kiren Rijiju hit back at an opposition MP who accused the government of giving away Indian territory "bit by bit to China".

N Biren Singh to serve as Manipur chief minister for second term
India | Mar 20, 2022, 05:57 PM IST
BJP's central observer for Manipur, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that N Biren Singh will remain the state's chief minister after he was unanimously elected as legislative party leader.
With Nirmala Sitharaman, Kiren Rijiju as central observers, Manipur BJP MLAs to meet today
India | Mar 20, 2022, 11:12 AM IST
BJP's central leadership will be accompanied by Manipur caretaker CM N Biren Singh, BJP leader Biswajit Singh who are camping in New Delhi discussing govt formation with the party's top leadership.
What ex-vice president Hamid Ansari said is wrong: Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on IAMC event
India | Jan 28, 2022, 07:53 PM IST
Countering Ansari, Rijiju said some isolated incidents do take place at individual-community level "but Indian culture is always inclusive."Before 2014, communal riots and violence were regular but India is more peaceful now", said Kiren Rijiju.
China's PLA returns missing Arunachal boy to Indian Army, informs Rijiju
India | Jan 27, 2022, 03:50 PM IST
The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) has handed over the missing 17-year-old boy from Arunachal Pradesh to the Indian Army.
China to release missing Arunachal boy soon, suggests place of handing over: Union Minister Rijiju
India | Jan 26, 2022, 03:13 PM IST
19-year-old Miram Taron of Jido Village in Upper Siang District of Arunachal Pradesh was found missing on January 18.