Modi cabinet reshuffle: Another reshuffle in Modi govt cabinet, SP Singh Baghel’s department changed

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Reshuffle in Modi Cabinet: On Thursday (May 18), there has been a sudden reshuffle in the Union Cabinet. First Kiren Rijiju’s ministry and now Minister of State for Law SP Singh Baghel’s department has been reshuffled. Now he has been made Minister of State in the Ministry of Health. Because Arjun Ram Meghwal has been made Minister of State with independent charge in the Ministry of Law. That is why now one more state minister has been transferred from there.

Meghwal is currently Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs and Minister of State for Culture. Meghwal has been given independent charge as Minister of State in the Ministry of Law and Justice in addition to his current portfolio. A statement issued by Rashtrapati Bhavan said that on the advice of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, President Draupadi Murmu has appointed SP Singh Baghel as Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare instead of the Ministry of Law and Justice. .
Rijiju has got charge of Ministry of Earth Sciences

Earlier, Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Arjun Ram Meghwal was made Law Minister (Independent Charge) in place of Kiren Rijiju. Rijiju will now take charge of the Ministry of Earth Sciences. Rijiju became the Law Minister on July 7, 2021, who was at loggerheads with the Supreme Court over judicial appointments. After the resignation of then senior BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad, Sports Minister and Minister of State for Minority Affairs Rijiju got the charge.

Criticism of Collegium System

As Law Minister, Rijiju was at the forefront of the government in criticizing the collegium system of appointing Supreme Court and High Court judges. Describing this system as separate from the Constitution of India, he said that it does not have the support of the people of the country. His recent comments about some retired judges being part of an anti-India gang also drew strong reactions.

He claimed that some retired judges and some activists who are part of anti-India gangs are trying to play the role of opposition to the Indian judiciary. A statement issued by Rashtrapati Bhavan has said that on the advice of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, President Dr Draupadi Murmu Departments have been divided among the ministers of the Union Cabinet. Kiren Rijiju has been given charge of the Ministry of Earth Sciences, the statement said. Union Minister Jitendra Singh was in charge of the Ministry of Earth Sciences.
Kiren Rijiju congratulated Arjun Ram Meghwal through a tweet

Kiren Rijiju tweeted, “Congratulations to my colleague Arjun Ram Meghwal on his new charge as Minister of State for Law and Justice (Independent Charge). I am sure that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, they will work with dedication to provide better justice to the common citizens.