Kiren Rijiju: Insider, Outsider
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As an “outsider” to the legal fraternity, Rijiju was not an obvious choice to be tasked with walking the tightrope between the judiciary and the executive. After all, his predecessors in the ministry have all been illustrious lawyers, many of them the who’s who of the legal fraternity. From B R Ambedkar to Ashoke Sen, Ram Jethmalani, H R Bharadwaj, Arun Jaitley and Ravi Shankar Prasad.
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Many believe that Rijiju was chosen to the post not despite his familiarity with the legal profession but simply because of it.
When the Modi government took over in , among the first big projects it took up was the task of ‘reforming’ judicial appointments. The Constitution (Ninety-Ninth Amendment) Act, which established the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC), and the NJAC Act were passed by Parliament in to set up a commission for appointing judges, replacing the existing collegium system. However, the head-on collision that then law minister Arun Jaitley had with the judiciary soon fizzled out. The laws were repealed in after the Supreme Court, in a majority,
Kiren Rijiju
Union Cabinet Minister, Ministry of Law and Justice, India
Birth DetailsNovember 19, | Nakhu, West Kameng, Arunachal Pradesh
NationalityIndian
LeaguePolitician
Education
- Kiren Rijiju did his schooling in Arunachal Pradesh and then went to Delhi for higher education. He enrolled himself at Delhi's Hansraj College from where he graduated in arts and then went on to complete a law degree from Delhi University's Faculty of Law
- He belongs to a family of politicians and his father was the first pro-term speaker of Arunachal Pradesh. He showed an interest in public affairs from a young age
- In , at the age of 31, he was appointed as a Member of the Khadi and Village Industries Commission, a division of the Government of India
- In , at the age of 33, he was first elected to the 14th Lok Sabha from the West Arunachal Pradesh constituency, one of the largest in the country
- As a young MP, he had an attendance of over 90% and actively took part in parliamentary work outside and inside the House. It helped him earn accolades from seasoned colleagues. He took part in many debates and raised several questions of national and in
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NAME – Kiren Rijiju
PROFESSION–Lawyer and Politician
BORN – 19 November,(Age 49)
PLACE OF BIRTH – West Kameng District, Arunachal Pradesh
FATHER’S NAME – Sri Rinchin Kharu
MOTHER’S NAME – Smt. Chirai Rijiju
SPOUSE – Joram Rina Rijiju
SIBLINGS – N/A
CHILDREN – Sancho Rijiju, Nathey Rijiju and Jajey Rijiju
EDUCATION – from Hans Raj college, University of Delhi.
POLITICAL AFFILIATIONS/PARTY- Bharatiya Janata party(BJP)
OFFICIAL WEBSITE–
REMARKABLE ACHIEVEMENT- Kiren Rijiju was awarded as the Best Young Parliamentarian by the Media during 14th Lok Sabha. He was recently designated by United Nations as Disaster Risk Champion for Asia Pacific Region for his keen efforts in the area of Disaster Management, thus being first Indian to be conferred with this Honour.
AWARDS – N/A.
Kiren Rijiju is Union Minister of State for Home Affairs of India. He has entered the Lok Sabha for the second time from the Arunchal (West) constituency of Arunachal Pradesh in India. He served on many important com
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