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Hindu population falling, minorities flourishing: Kiren Rijiju

The Minister of State for Home's comment in a tweet came after the Arunachal Pradesh Congress Committee accused the Narendra Modi -led BJP government of trying to convert Arunachal Pradesh into a Hindu state.

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Union Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju on Monday said Hindu population was reducing in India as they "never convert people", while minorities are flourishing, unlike in some other countries. Rijiju tweeted, "Hindu population was reducing in India as they never convert people. minorities are flourishing unlike in some other countries."

The Congress has termed the minister's tweet on Hindu population as irresponsible with an agenda to polarise votes in the ongoing polls. The Minister of State for Home's comment in a tweet 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).

Attacking Rijiju, Congress said, the tweets were an attempt to garner electoral gains out of polarisation on religious lines. Congress spokesperson Manish Tewari said the BJP was making such statements out of "desperation" as it was "losing" in the five states where assembly polls are being held.

Citing the 2011 census data, Tewari said Hindu population has not reduced this much that somenone should have so much of concern.

"The census also says growth rates of other religions has fallen more than the majority's," he said.

The census data furter points out that the population growath rate of various religion has come down in the last decade, he said.

"It is not surprising that the Prime Minister is using national security as a prop. There is nothing that stops his ministers from going a step further and trying to attempt a religious polarisation," he said.

"If you read that tweet, the intent is implicit but the fact remains that when a Minister of the Union makes such an irresponsible statement, he must be held accountable," he said.

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