New Delhi : Kiran Rijiju has been shuffled out from his post as Union Law Minster and is being replaced by Arjun Ram Meghwal . The outgoing Minister has been assigned Earth Sciences instea. . Apart from assuming independent charge as Minister of State in the Law and Justice Ministry, Arjun Ram, will also retain his existing portfolios of Parliamentary Affairs and as Minister of Culture. Arjun Ram is MP from Rajasthan.
The Order on changed portfolios was issued by the Rashtrapati Bhavan. There arose several controversies during Kiran Rijiju’s stint with regard to appointment of judges. Rijiju constantly criticised the Collegium system on different fronts including appointment of judges. As per reports, there is no real shuffle of Cabinet, only Kiran Rijiju has been hauled out. He had taken charge as Law Minister in July of 2021.
