Arunachal Pradesh BJP has congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi and its MP Kiren Rijiju who was made a minister of state for home affairs.

Rijiju represents Arunachal Pradesh West parliamentary constituency.

The party hoped that the newly inducted council of ministers would discharge their duty with honesty and sincerity. It also hoped that Rijiju would fulfill the aspirations of the people of the state.

"A new chapter of development will begin in Arunachal Pradesh in particular and Northeast as a whole with induction of Rijiju in the Modi cabinet," party's state unit president Tai Tagak said expressing his gratitude to Modi.

The induction of Rijiju in the union cabinet was a 'great achievement' for the state, the community-based organisation Adi Baane Kebang (ABK) said and congratulated Modi and his team.

ABK hoped that Rijiju with his vast experience and dedication would work for the development of the people of Arunachal Pradesh in particular and the nation in general.