Correct Answer : Arjun Ram Meghwal
BJP leader Arjun Ram Meghwal was on Thursday (18th May 2023) appointed as the new Union law minister after Kiren Rijiju was moved to Earth Sciences Ministry.
* Rijiju was shunted out days after criticising the collegium system to appoint judges.
A statement from Rashtrapati said : “The President of India, as advised by the Prime Minister, is pleased to direct the following reallocation of portfolios among Ministers in the Union Council of Ministers:
(i) The portfolio of Ministry of Earth Sciences be assigned to Kiren Rijiju;
(ii) Arjun Ram Meghwal, Minister of State be assigned the independent charge as Minister of State in the Ministry of Law and Justice in addition to his existing portfolios, in place of Kiren Rijiju."
* After taking charge, Arjun Ram Meghwal said, “Justice should be served to all and cases pending in courts should be as less as possible."
* Meghwal will now have charge of culture, parliamentary affairs as Minister of State, and independent charge of the law ministry.
Who is Arjun Ram Meghwal :
* Meghwal completed his graduation in law in 1977, following which he did his post-graduation. In 1982, he qualified the RAS Exams and got elected for the Rajasthan Udhyog Seva.
* He got elected as the Member of Parliament for the first time in 2009, representing the Bhartiya Janata Party from Bikaner constituency. He was reelected in 2014 and was made BJP’s chief whip in Lok Sabha..
Source : News18
