Union Minister Kiren Rijiju, this morning tweeted that the “Hindu population is reducing in India because Hindus never convert people.” This statement given by him has stimulated 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”.
After that, he accused Congress of making provocative statements, he 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
Hyderabad lawmaker, Asaduddin Owaisi reacted to this statement and said “He should remember he is a minister of India for all Indians, not for Hindus only. Remember your oath as minister.”
He also tweeted “What have the minorities India got to do with minorities of ‘other’ countries? It is Constitution which guarantees rights (sic).” To this Mr. Rijiju tweeted, “Congress should not make such provocative statements. India is a secular country. All religious groups enjoy freedom and living peacefully.”