New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday took away the charge of Law and Justice Ministry from Kiren Rijiju and in his place made Arjun Ram Meghwal the country's new Minister of State for Law and Justice (Independent Charge).
In this report of Dynamite News, know more about Arjun Ram Meghwal whose stature has suddenly been raised by PM Modi:
MP from Bikaner, Rajasthan
1. Arjun Ram Meghwal is a resident of Rajasthan. He is a Member of Parliament from Bikaner Lok Sabha constituency. He has been elected MP from Bikaner for the third consecutive time.
2. He is currently the Union Minister of State for Culture and Parliamentary Affairs. Prior to this, he has also worked as Union Minister of State for Finance, Water Resources, and Ganga Development Minister.
Birth and education
3. Meghwal was born on 7 December 1954 to Lakhu Ram Meghwal and Heera Devi in Kishmidesar, a small village in Bikaner.
4. He holds a Master's Degree in Political Science. Besides, he has also done MA in Political Science, LLB and MBA from Dungar College in Bikaner and University of the Philippines.
Journey towards IAS
5. In 1982, Meghwal cleared the RAS exam and got selected for Rajasthan Udyog Sewa.
6. He was promoted as a 1999 batch IAS officer in the Rajasthan cadre.
7. As an IAS officer, he served as Deputy Secretary, Technical Education; Special Secretary, Higher Education; Managing Director, Rajasthan Small Industries Corporation Limited; Additional Commissioner (Commercial Tax Department); besides many important posts including District Collector and District Magistrate, Churu.
Voluntary retirement to join politics
8. He took voluntary retirement from the Indian Administrative Service to join politics.
9. He is considered a big face of Scheduled Castes in Rajasthan.
MP elected for the third consecutive time
10. His political career started in the year 2009, when he won the first election from Bikaner Lok Sabha seat on BJP ticket. After this, in the years 2014 and 2029 also, he was elected MP for the second and third time for the Lok Sabha.
