Arjun Ram Meghwal, the bureaucrat-turned-politician, on Thursday, assumed charge as the minister of Law and Justice after Kiren Rijiju was removed from the high-profile ministry in a surprise development. Rijiju has been given the earth sciences ministry. 

A brief communique from Rashtrapati Bhavan said President Droupadi Murmu, as advised by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has reallocated portfolios among ministers in the Union Council of Ministers.