RIJIJU OUSTED

New Delhi: In a major Union cabinet reshuffle, Arjun Ram Meghwal was on Thursday appointed the new law minister. Kiren Rijiju, who lost the ministry, has now been assigned the portfolio of ministry of earth sciences. Prez Droupadi Murmu, as advised by PM Modi, has reallocated portfolios among ministers in Union council of mins.

This comes amid tussle over the SC collegium system. Rijiju had said collegium system of appointing judges was ‘opaque and not transparent’. Meanwhile, MoS Law SP Baghel moved to Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.