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New Delhi: In a major reshuffle of the Union Cabinet, Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju has now been shifted to the Ministry of Earth Sciences. Arjun Ram Meghwal has been appointed as the new Law and Justice Minister with independent charge, replacing Rijiju. Meghwal will also continue with his current portfolios. Meghwal is currently the Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs and the Minister of State for Culture.
Union Minister Jitendra Singh was till now holding the charge of the Ministry of Earth Sciences. Shortly after the announcement, Kiren Rijiju changed his Twitter bio.
The sudden change in the Union Cabinet was announced by a statement from the Rashtrapati Bhavan which read: “The President of India, as advised by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is pleased to direct the following reallocation of portfolios among Ministers in the Union Council of Ministers.” The Minister is pleased to:- (i) Assign the portfolio of Ministry of Earth Sciences to Shri Kiren Rijiju. (ii) Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal, Minister of State in the Ministry of Law and Justice in addition to his existing portfolios in place of Shri Kiren Rijiju. be given independent charge as Minister of State.”
Rijiju took over as the Minister of Law and Justice on July 8, 2021. As Union Minister of Law and Justice, Rijiju was responsible for the administration of justice in India. He was also responsible for the drafting of laws and the administration of the legal system. Rijiju has been highly critical of the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code.
Known as one of the Narendra Modi government’s most high-profile ministers and troubleshooter, Rijiju was elevated to a cabinet position in the law ministry less than a year after he was shifted to the less-important Ministry of Earth Sciences. Was promoted with.
He previously served as Minister of State for Home Affairs (India) from 2014 to 2019 and Minister of State for Minority Affairs from 2019 to 2021 and Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports (Independent Charge) from 2019 to 2021.
