After Kiren Rijiju, Union Minister Satya Pal Singh Baghel was removed as Minister of State in the Ministry of Law and Justice and shifted to Union Health Ministry, according to Rashtrapati Bhavan spokesperson, news agency PTI reported.
This became a requirement following the appointment of Arjun Ram Meghwal as the Minister of State in charge of the Ministry of Law and Justice.
As per the norm, a department overseen by a Minister of State with individual authority typically does not require a second-in-command.
A Rashtrapati Bhavan statement stated that President Droupadi Murmu, as advised by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has been pleased to direct that "Prof S P Singh Baghel, Minister of State be assigned as Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in place of Minister of State in the Ministry of Law and Justice."
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Earlier today, Rijiju was removed as Law Minister and moved to the Union Ministry of Earth Sciences. Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal will replace him in the coveted portfolio. Rijiju was named as law minister on July 7, 2021. The Sports Minister and the Minister of State for Minority Affairs at that time, Rijiju had got the portfolio following the resignation of Ravi Shankar Prasad.
Jitendra Singh was in charge of the Ministry of Earth Sciences.
Meghwal holds the position of both Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs and Minister of State for Culture. He has been given the responsibility of being the independent Minister of State for the Ministry of Law and Justice, in addition to his current duties and responsibilities.