Arjun Ram Meghwal, who unexpectedly took over as Union Law Minister, denied that his appointment was influenced by Kiren Rijijus troubled relationship with the judiciary. Meghwal thanked the Prime Minister for his confidence in him and vowed to follow the ideals stated in the constitution. When asked if Rijijus transfer had anything to do with his encounters with the judiciary, Meghwal firmly denied it. After a contentious tenure highlighted by tensions between the government and the judiciary, Rijiju, a vital minister of the NDA government, was moved to the Ministry of Earth Sciences. Rijiju expressed gratitude to the Chief Justice of India and all judges in a note.It has been been a privelege and an honour to serve as Union Minister of Law & Justice under the guidance of Honble PM Shri @narendramodi ji. I thank honble Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, all Judges of Supreme Court, Chief Justices and Judges of High Courts, Lower… pic.twitter.com/CSCT8Pzn1q— Kiren Rijiju (@KirenRijiju) May 18, 2023Who is Arjun Ram MeghwalArjun Ram Meghwal, a retired IAS officer, has a diverse history in social work, farming, and education. After voluntarily resigning from the Indian Administrative Service, he entered politics. He successfully ran in the 15th Lok Sabha elections in 2009, beating the Congress candidate by almost 19,000 votes. Shortly thereafter, in 2010, he was appointed Vice President of the Rajasthan Bharatiya Janata Party unit. Furthermore, he was named to the Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law, and Justice in 2011.Meghwals political career took him to the position of Union Minister of State for Finance and Corporate Affairs from July 2016 to September 2017. He later became Union Minister of State for the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs and Water Resources, River Development, and Ganga Rejuvenation. He won the Bikaner Lok Sabha constituency in the 2019 polls and joined Narendra Modis government as the Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs and the Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises.
