Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal on Wednesday has replaced Kiren Rijiju as the Union Minister of State for Law and Justice (independent charge) in a major Cabinet reshuffle. Meghwal will continue to hold his additional portfolios.
Rijiju has been assigned the Ministry of Earth Sciences as a part of this reshuffle. Arjun Ram was the minister of State for Culture & Parliamentary Affairs, and Lok Sabha MP from Bikaner. Rijiju took over as the Law and Justice Minister on July 8, 2021. Prior to this, he served as the Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Youth Affairs and Sports from May 2019 to July 2021.