Union cabinet rijig: Kiren Rijiju replaced as Law Minister, takes over Earth Sciences Ministry

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. Union Minister Jitendra Singh was holding charge of the Ministry of Earth Sciences. President Droupadi Murmu, as advised by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has reallocated portfolios among ministers in the Union Council of Ministers, a statement issued by the Rashtrapati Bhavan said. "The portfolio of (the) Ministry of Earth Sciences be assigned to Shri Kiren Rijiju," it said.

"He was good sports minister but a failed law minister," said Congress leader Manickam Tagore over replacement of Kiren Rijiju from Law Ministry.