MoS for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju MoS for Home Affairs Kiren RijijuMuch as the BJP tries to distance itself from the ongoing Dhamma Chetna Yatra in Uttar Pradesh, its fingerprints are all over the programme. A practising Buddhist, Rijiju is scheduled to participate in the yatra later this month. Trivedi was seeking a chance to ask a supplementary question about the AN-32 aircraft that went missing over the Bay of Bengal on July 22. The Secretary, Additional Secretary and FA, and a Joint Secretary are leaving for Rio Saturday morning. While many expressed disappointment, BJP leaders Vijai Chauthaiwale, who heads the foreign affairs cell of the party, also took offence.

Source: Indian Express August 12, 2016 20:15 UTC