Union Minister Kiren Rijiju criticised the Congress party, claiming that it had transformed the Ministry of Minority Affairs into a Muslim Affairs Ministry to secure votes in the elections, ANI reported.

While addressing a press conference in Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar on Sunday, Rijiju said, "Congress party had made the Ministry of Minority Affairs into a Muslim Affairs Ministry to make a particular community vote bank. At that time they made a rule that only a Muslim can be the chairman of the National Minority Commission. This is unconstitutional... This committee was formed to look after 6 minority communities, but the other 5 communities were sidelined. Everyone has suffered because of this."