Union Minister Kiren Rijiju said that he being removed as law minister and shifted to earth science ministry was ”not a punishment”.
Kiren Rijiu Replaced As Union Law Minister
Rijiju said that him being replaced as the country’s law minister was a ”routine process”. He added that he being shifted to the Ministry of Earth Sciences was part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision.
”This shifting is a routine process. It is the Prime Minister’s vision,” Rijiju said on May 19 after taking charge as Minister of Earth Sciences.
”With great humility, I have taken charge as Minister of Earth Sciences at New Delhi,” Rijiju said. It is mentioned Kiren Rijiju on May 18 was removed as the Union Law Minister and replaced by Arjun Ram Meghwal.
This major cabinet reshuffle was unexpected. Rijiju, widely considered as one of the government’s most prominent ministers, was reassigned to the relatively low-profile Ministry of Earth Sciences.