Kiren Rijiju

Kiren Rijiju
Union Minister
Kiren Rijiju addressing the ‘India Disaster Response Summit’, in New Delhi
Union Minister of State for Home Affairs
Assumed office
26 May 2014
Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Preceded by R. P. N. Singh
Member of Parliament for
Arunachal West
Assumed office
16 May 2014
Member of Parliament for
Arunachal West
In office
2004–2009
Personal details
Born 19 November 1971 (1971-11-19) (age 46)[1]
Nafra, West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh, India
Political party Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse(s) Joram Rina Rijiju
Residence 9, Krishna Menon Marg, New Delhi – 110011
Education B.A., LL.B[2]
Alma mater Hansraj College, University of Delhi
Website sites.google.com/site/kirenrijiju/

Kiren Rijiju (born 19 November 1971) is an Indian lawyer and politician from Arunachal Pradesh. A member of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Rijiju is current Union Minister of State for Home Affairs of India. A firebrand politician, Rijiju is well known for his oratory skills and has widely travelled around the world. He is also considered the face of Bharatiya Janata Party in North East India.

Early life

Kiren Rijiju was born on 19 November 1971 at Nakhu near Nafra in West Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh in India. He was born to a leading family of Sri Rinchin Kharu and Smt. Chirai Rijiju. His father himself was the first pro-term speaker of Arunachal to give oath to the Members of the first State Assembly.[3]

He was an active social worker since his school days and led various social movements as a social worker and student leader. As a member of the youth and cultural team he participated in the Festival of India in USSR in 1987. He has widely visited many countries across the world as a youth leader as well as member of various Parliamentary delegations. He was named the best athlete in his school and college days and participated in the National Games.[3]

Kiren Rijiju is a graduate of Hansraj College, University of Delhi and also has a graduate degree in Law from Campus Law Centre, Faculty of Law University of Delhi.[4] Known for taking daring steps and doing adventurous actions, Kiren Rijiju has emerged as a popular youth leader of India. He leads a disciplined life style and maintains a good physical fitness.

Political career

Kiren Rijiju is considered the face of Bharatiya Janata Party in North East India. He served as a Member of Khadi and Village Industries Commission from 2000 to 2005 at very young age of 29. Kiren Rijiju is arguably the most iconic political leader from the State of Arunachal Pradesh and North East India in recent times; he is often being referred to as the "voice of North East India". He occasionally writes articles on security & socio-economic issues.[5][6]

In the 2004 general election, he was elected as a member of the 14th Lok Sabha, representing the constituency of Arunachal West in the Indian Parliament, which is the fourth largest Parliamentary constituency in India. He was one of the most outspoken Parliamentarians in the 14th Lok Sabha. Rijiju entered the Lok Sabha for the second time in 2014 from the Arunachal (West) constituency of Arunachal Pradesh in India.[7]

During 2004-09, Kiren Rijiju was placed among the top 5 opposition MPs reviewed by their peers in the treasury bench based on high benchmark in debates, discussions and decorum and was placed among stalwarts like L.K. Advani. He was also chosen as the best young MP by many national news agencies and magazines.[3]

In the 2009 general election, Rijiju was defeated by a very thin margin of 1314 votes by the Congress candidate under very controversial circumstances which witnessed massive violence amidst allegation of polling booth capturing by Congress Party.[8]

In the 2014 general election, Kiren Rijiju was again elected as a Member of Parliament in the 16th Lok Sabha, representing the Arunachal West constituency. Kiren Rijiju defeated Takam Sanjoy of the Indian National Congress by a margin of 43,738 votes.[9] Immediately he found a place in Narendra Modi's first best of 45 Council of Minister's list.[10][11]

Kiren Rijiju attracted criticism when, during the 2017 Rohingya refugee crisis, he stated that "Rohingyas are illegal immigrants and stand to be deported". He also stated that "India has absorbed maximum number of refugees in the world so nobody should give India any lessons on how to deal with refugees”.[12][13] [14][15]

Personal life

His wife is Joram Rina Rijiju; they were married in 2004.[4] She is a graduate from Lady Shri Ram College for Women, New Delhi and is a gold medalist from Arunachal University. She is an Assistant Professor teaching history at Dera Natung College, Itanagar in Arunachal Pradesh.

References

  1. ↑ "Kiren Rijiju, a youth leader from Arunachal Pradesh". Ibn Live. Press Trust of India. 26 May 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  2. ↑ "KIREN RIJIJU BIOGRAPHY AND 2014 ELECTION RESULT". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 C. B. Namchoom. "The saffron man, now playing the Jai Ho tune". eastern panorama. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  4. 1 2 "Fourteenth Lok Sabha: Members Bioprofile". Lok Sabha. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  5. ↑ "BJP's Rijiju defeats sitting MP Sanjoy in Arunachal West seat". Business Standard. Press Trust of India. 17 May 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  6. ↑ "Constituencywise-All Candidates". ECI. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
  7. ↑ "Kiren Rijiju: MoS of Home Affairs". New Delhi: IndiaToday.in. 26 May 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  8. ↑ http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/sitting-arunachal-mp-sanjoy-exposes-dishonesty-of-congress-turned-bjp-candidate-rijiju-114040200444_1.html
  9. ↑ "GENERAL ELECTION TO LOK SABHA TRENDS & RESULT 2014". ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA. 17 May 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  10. ↑ "Kiren Rijiju one of the 45 ministers in Modi's Team". Arunachal Chakma News. 26 May 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  11. ↑ "Rijiju offered CM position".
  12. ↑ "Rohingyas to be deported, don't preach India on refugees: Kiren Rijiju - The Economic Times". 28 September 2017. Archived from the original on 28 September 2017. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  13. ↑ "'Rohingyas to be deported, don't preach India on refugees', says Kiren Rijiju | The Indian Express". 29 September 2017. Archived from the original on 29 September 2017. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  14. ↑ "Tender public apology resign: APYB to Rijiju". Arunachal Observer. 16 February 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  15. ↑ Uttam, Kumar (13 February 2017). "Kiren Rijiju does it again, says Hindu population reducing as they never convert". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
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