In a post on X, Rijiju said he shall always be available to assist the members of Parliament as the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs
The move has drawn flak from the opposition, which alleged that the claim of Congress member K Suresh to the post was overlooked by the government
During the first three days of the session, the newly elected leaders will take their oaths or affirm their membership in the Lok Sabha
Meghwal was appointed as minister of state for law and justice with independent charge in May last year when he replaced Kiren Rijiju
The Lok Sabha elections here are taking place amid resentment among the locals over the deadlock in talks between the local representatives and the Central government
Sarma said Assamese people residing in Arunachal Pradesh, numbering about 6,000-7,000, will be given permanent resident certificates by the Assam government
Polling for the 543 seats for electing the 18th Lok Sabha will be held in seven phases. The votes will be counted on June 4
The Union Minister of Earth Sciences and Food Processing Industries was accompanied by Chief Minister Pema Khandu and MLAs Kento Jini and Nyamar Karbak
Earlier in the day, President Droupadi Murmu accepted the resignation of Union Food Processing Industries Minister Pashupati Kumar Paras
Further, as advised by the Prime Minister, the President has directed that Kiren Rijiju, Cabinet Minister, be assigned the charge of the Ministry of Food Processing Industries
The minister said he had reviewed the project and scientists should be able to carry out the first shallow water testing by the end of this year
He said the French company ran into some financial trouble and wanted the government to make payment to its subsidiary
Rijiju alleged that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is full of hatred towards Prime Minister Narendra Modi and spews venom at him at every given opportunity
Rijiju said the problem in Manipur was not an uprising against the BJP-led Centre but ethnic clashes between two dominant groups -- the Meiteis and the Kukis
Rijiju slammed the previous Congress governments for "not delivering" on basic necessities, such as toilets, bank accounts for people, food security..."
BJP state secretary and convenor of the programme Taring Tiri said the initiative aimed to encourage party karyakartas for a collective commitment to the party's goals
Union Minister Kiren Rijiju said that climate change is impacting every sphere of society, with different sectors vulnerable to even small changes in climatic conditions
India aims to set up a new research station in Antarctica near the Maitri station in the eastern part of the icy continent by 2029, Union Earth Sciences Minister Kiren Rijiju said on Thursday
"India is known for its diversity but if we allow Congress & DMK agenda to succeed, India will break up. Freedom of speech is not for self-determination," the Union Minister added in his post
Speaking on the occasion, Rijiju said that it will be interesting to see how the first batch of four researchers will function there in winter