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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

Comments show person's ignoble mentality: Rijiju slams actor Siddharth after remark against Nehwal
India | Jan 11, 2022, 01:19 PM IST
Reacting to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's security breach during his recent visit to Punjab, Saina had tweeted, "No nation can claim itself to be safe if the security of its own PM gets compromised. I condemn, in the strongest words possible, the cowardly attack on PM Modi by anarchists."
'You won't die,' Rijiju amuses Twitter user over his planned Arunachal Pradesh visit
India | Dec 29, 2021, 03:38 PM IST
Encouraging tourism in the north-eastern state, Rijiju even shared a few pictures and hashtaged it #DekhoApnaDesh
Chidambaram, Law Minister Kiren Rijiju engage in Twitter war over sedition law
India | Dec 11, 2021, 06:48 PM IST
The law minister on Friday said in Lok Sabha that the Ministry of Home Affairs has no proposal under consideration to scrap Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) dealing with sedition.

Artificial Intelligence may ensure justice delivery: Law Minister Rijiju
India | Nov 27, 2021, 09:15 PM IST
During his speech, Rijiju also urged to think about how a law becomes difficult to implement despite getting passed by the Supreme Court, High Court, Assembly or Parliament.
Kiren Rijiju appeals judges to do field visits to achieve goal of delivering justice
India | Nov 14, 2021, 07:07 AM IST
Union Law and Justice Minister Rijiju along with MoS SP Baghel also felicitated the Tele-Law Frontline Functionaries organised by the Dept of Justice.
Law Minister criticises Bengal govt for failure to set up fast-track courts for sexual offence cases
India | Nov 10, 2021, 05:13 PM IST
Speaking on the oft-repeated allegation of the opposition parties on the government's influence on the judiciary, Rijiju contended that such accusations were "unsavoury" and only worked to cast aspersions on its independence.

'Yeh Dosti Hum Nahi Todenge...': Kiren Rijiju shares beautiful dance video by locals in J&K | Watch
India | Oct 31, 2021, 04:33 PM IST
Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju said, "A wonderful love and affection from the people of Jammu and Kashmir. Now, people are getting the real benefits of Central Government schemes."
Judicial infrastructure improvement being done in 'ad-hoc,' 'unplanned manner': CJI Ramana
India | Oct 26, 2021, 01:35 PM IST
Chief Justice of India N V Ramana on Saturday in presence of the law minister said several courts do not have proper facilities and courts function out of dilapidated buildings.
Speedy delivery of justice is legitimate expectation of people: Law Minister Kiren Rijiju
India | Oct 02, 2021, 05:25 PM IST
Kiren Rijiju, while speaking at the launch of 6-week-long 'Pan India Legal Awareness and Outreach Campaign', also stressed on need for strengthening legal education system in India.

Law Minister Kiren Rijiju breaks into dance with villagers in Arunachal; PM Modi reacts | WATCH
India | Oct 01, 2021, 11:50 AM IST
Kiren Rijiju, who is an MP from Arunachal Pradesh, said original folk songs and dances are the essence of every community in the state.
Rijiju inaugurates country's first sports arbitration centre, says it will have far-reaching impact
Other Sports | Sep 26, 2021, 08:47 PM IST
Rijiju said this centre will have "a far-reaching impact" and play an important role in expanding the country's sports sector.
Union Minister Kiren Rijiju turns singer for new batch of civil servants | WATCH
India | Sep 24, 2021, 03:00 PM IST
The law minister also thanked Arunachal Pradesh CM Pema Khandu as he shared a video of him singing.

India's journey to become great sporting nation will continue: outgoing sports minister Rijiju
Other Sports | Jul 08, 2021, 02:53 PM IST
Outgoing Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday said the journey to make India a great sporting nation will continue after Anurag Thakur replaced him in the position.
Kiren Rijiju is new Law and Justice Minister in Modi Cabinet
India | Jul 07, 2021, 10:40 PM IST
Kiren Rijiju, who took oath as Cabinet minister in the mega reshuffle, has been made the new Union Minister of Law in the Modi government 2.0.
'Don't fall prey to rumours': Kiren Rijiju appeals to take Covid vaccine on Yoga Day
India | Jun 21, 2021, 11:20 AM IST
Rijiju noted that International Yoga Day 2021 is being celebrated at a juncture when India and the world are recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju condoles Milkha Singh's death, says India has lost a 'star'
Other Sports | Jun 19, 2021, 01:29 AM IST
Milkha died on Friday at a Chandigarh hospital after a month-long battle with COVID-19.
India TV impact: Sports Minister Rijiju assures help to struggling gold medalist strength lifter
India | Jun 18, 2021, 11:34 PM IST
As a result of India TV impact, Union Minister for Sports Kiren Rijiju has assured help to gold medalist Strength Lifter Sunita Rani, who even after performing good at various national and international competitions, is struggling to make her daily needs meet.
Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju launches athlete injury management system
Other Sports | Jun 11, 2021, 05:57 PM IST
Indian Olympic Association President Narinder Batra lauded the Sports Ministry and the Sports Authority of India for the initiative.
India likely to send 190-strong contingent to Olympics: Narinder Batra
Other Sports | Jun 03, 2021, 05:49 PM IST
Out of the expected 190-member contingent, Narinder Batra said that the IOA estimates 125-135 athletes.
Sports minister Kiren Rijiju unveils India's uniform for Tokyo Olympics
Other Sports | Jun 03, 2021, 04:19 PM IST
Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday unveiled India's uniform for the upcoming 2020 Tokyo Olympics.