‘Hindu population dwindling in India, minorities flourishing’
NEW DELHI: Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday said Hindu population was reducing in India as they “never convert people”, while minorities are flourishing unlike some other countries, in remarks that can stoke a controversy.
“Hindu population is reducing in India because Hindus never convert people. Minorities in India are flourishing unlike some countries around (sic),” he tweeted.
The Minister of State for Home’s comment came after the Arunachal Pradesh Congress Committee accused the Narendra Modi -led BJP government of trying to convert Arunachal Pradesh into a Hindu state. “Why is Congress making such irresponsible statements? People of Arunachal Pradesh are unitedly living peacefully with each other (sic). “Congress should not make such provocative statements. India is a secular country. All religious groups enjoy freedom & living peacefully (sic),” he said in a series of tweets, responding to the APCC’S charge. Rijiju hails from Arunachal Pradesh and is a practising Buddhist. Reacting to his statement, All India Majlis-e-ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi said he should remember that he is a “minister of India for all Indians not for Hindus only”.
“Remember your oath as minister,” the Hyderabad MP said. “Wht have the minorities India got to do with minorities of ‘other’ countries. It is Constitution which guarantees rights (sic),” he tweeted. NEW DELHI: Hailing IndiaJapan ties, Union minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday said that both the countries should go beyond their immediate oceanic limits to serve the interests of the whole world. “India must go beyond the Indian Ocean and Japan also must go beyond the Pacific, not because we have to serve our own interests but we have to serve the interests of the whole world,” he said at a seminar.