Hindu Population Reducing In India, Tweets Minister Kiren Rijiju
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Union Minister Kiren Rijiju, responding sharply to a Congress comment, tweeted today that the "Hindu population is reducing in India because Hindus never convert people." In the middle of elections in five states including Uttar Pradesh, the comment has stirred a controversy.
Mr Rijiju posted a series of tweets along with a screen grab of a news report that quoted the Arunachal Pradesh Congress Committee as saying that the "Narendra Modi-led BJP government is trying to convert Arunachal Pradesh into a Hindu state".
Accusing the Congress of making provocative statements, Mr Rijiju tweeted," Hindu population is reducing in India because Hindus never convert people. Minorities in India are flourishing unlike some countries around."
Hindu population is reducing in India because Hindus never convert people. Minorities in India are flourishing unlike some countries around.pic.twitter.com/W4rZnk1saM
-Kiren Rijiju (@KirenRijiju) February 13, 2017
Reacting to the statement, Hyderabad lawmaker Asaduddin Owaisi said Mr Rijiju "should remember he is a minister of India for all Indians, not for Hindus only. Remember your oath as minister."
Mr Owaisi, the chief of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen or AIMIM, also tweeted, "What have the minorities India got to do with minorities of 'other' countries? It is Constitution which guarantees rights (sic)."
Mr Rijiju, the Minister of State for Home Affairs, is from Arunachal Pradesh, which has been struggling with political instability since last year, when Congress dissidents helped throw out their Chief Minister. Since then, there have been four Chief Ministers.
The Congress has accused the BJP of playing a big role in the turmoil. The party in Arunachal Pradesh also accused Mr Rijiju of doing nothing for development and trying to destabilize the state. The tradition and culture of the indigenous tribe of Arunachal Pradesh are at stake under BJP rule, said the Congress.
Mr Rijiju tweeted, "Congress should not make such provocative statements. India is a secular country. All religious groups enjoy freedom and living peacefully."
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- Hindu population reducing because Hindus never convert people: Rijiju
- Congress accused BJP of 'converting' Arunachal Pradesh into Hindu state
- Congress should not be making such provocative statements, tweeted Rijiju
Union Minister Kiren Rijiju, responding sharply to a Congress comment, tweeted today that the "Hindu population is reducing in India because Hindus never convert people." In the middle of elections in five states including Uttar Pradesh, the comment has stirred a controversy.
Mr Rijiju posted a series of tweets along with a screen grab of a news report that quoted the Arunachal Pradesh Congress Committee as saying that the "Narendra Modi-led BJP government is trying to convert Arunachal Pradesh into a Hindu state".
Accusing the Congress of making provocative statements, Mr Rijiju tweeted," Hindu population is reducing in India because Hindus never convert people. Minorities in India are flourishing unlike some countries around."
Hindu population is reducing in India because Hindus never convert people. Minorities in India are flourishing unlike some countries around.pic.twitter.com/W4rZnk1saM
-Kiren Rijiju (@KirenRijiju) February 13, 2017
Reacting to the statement, Hyderabad lawmaker Asaduddin Owaisi said Mr Rijiju "should remember he is a minister of India for all Indians, not for Hindus only. Remember your oath as minister."
Mr Owaisi, the chief of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen or AIMIM, also tweeted, "What have the minorities India got to do with minorities of 'other' countries? It is Constitution which guarantees rights (sic)."
Mr Rijiju, the Minister of State for Home Affairs, is from Arunachal Pradesh, which has been struggling with political instability since last year, when Congress dissidents helped throw out their Chief Minister. Since then, there have been four Chief Ministers.
The Congress has accused the BJP of playing a big role in the turmoil. The party in Arunachal Pradesh also accused Mr Rijiju of doing nothing for development and trying to destabilize the state. The tradition and culture of the indigenous tribe of Arunachal Pradesh are at stake under BJP rule, said the Congress.
Mr Rijiju tweeted, "Congress should not make such provocative statements. India is a secular country. All religious groups enjoy freedom and living peacefully."
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