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Hindu population reducing in India, minorities flourishing, says Kiren Rijiju

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Kiren Rijiju AVHindu population is reducing in India as they “never convert people” while minorities are flourishing unlike that in some other countries, Union minister Kiren Rijiju said on Monday in remarks that can stoke a controversy.

The comments by the minister of state for home 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.

“What have the minorities India got to do with minorities of ‘other’ countries. It is Constitution which guarantees rights (sic),” he tweeted.

According to the 2011 Census, Hindus make up India’s 79.80% of India’s population, Muslims 14.23%, Christians 2.30%, Sikhs 1.72%, Buddhists 0.70% and Jains 0.37%.

The country’s Hindu population as per the 2001 Census was 80.5% , while that of Muslims was 13.4% , Christians 2.3% , Sikhs 1.9%, Buddhists 0.80% and Jains 0.4%.

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