Govt shuffles cabinet, Arjun Ram Meghwal replaces Kiren Rijiju as Law Minister
Rijiju assigned the portfolio of the Ministry of Earth Sciences
New Delhi,May 18: Kiren Rijiju was on Thursday removed as Law Minister.
In the government's cabinet shuffle, Rijiju was replaced by Arjun Ram Meghwal, who was assigned the independent charge as Minister of State in the Ministry of Law and Justice, in addition to his existing portfolios.
Kiren Rijiju will now handle the portfolio of the Ministry of Earth Sciences.
Meanwhile, the Shiv Sena reacted to Rijiju's removal as the Law Minister.
Taking a dig at the Central government and without taking any names, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Priyanka Chaturvedi today took to Twitter and asked, "Is it because of the Maharashtra judgement embarrassment? Or the Modani- SEBI investigation.“`
