Arjun Ram Meghwal
Arjun Ram Meghwal | |
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 Meghwal in 2019
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| Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Law and Justice | |
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Assumed office 18 May 2023 |
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| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Kiren Rijiju |
| Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs | |
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Assumed office 3 September 2017 Serving with V. Muraleedharan since 31 May 2019
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| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Minister |
Ananth Kumar Narendra Singh Tomar Pralhad Joshi |
| Minister of State for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, | |
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In office 30 May 2019 – 7 July 2021 |
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| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Minister | Prakash Javadekar |
| Minister of State for Finance & Corporate Affairs, | |
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In office 5 July 2016 – 3 September 2017 |
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| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Minister | Arun Jaitley |
| Minister of State for Water Resources, Government of India | |
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In office 5 July 2016 – 3 September 2017 |
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| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Minister | Uma Bharti |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
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Assumed office 16 May 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Dharmendra Deol |
| Constituency | Bikaner |
| Minister of State for Culture | |
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Assumed office 7 July 2021 Serving with Meenakshi Lekhi
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| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Kanti Singh |
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20 December 1953 Bikaner, Rajasthan, India |
| Spouse |
Pana Devi (m. 1968) |
| Parents |
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| Education | MA, LLB, MBA |
| Alma mater |
Dungar College, Bikaner University of the Philippines |
| Occupation | Civil servant |
| Website | arjunrammeghwal |
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Arjun Ram Meghwal (born 20 December 1953) is an Indian politician who is currently serving as the Minister of Law and Justice (Independent Charge), Government of India since 2023 and Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs since 2017 & Culture since 2021 in the Second Modi ministry.
A member of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Meghwal formerly served as Chief Whip, Minister of State for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises from 2019 to 2021, Minister of State for Finance and Corporate Affairs from 2016 to 2017 and the Minister of State for Water Resources from 2016 to 2017. He is also a member of Lok Sabha since 2009 representing the Bikaner constituency, Rajasthan. He was awarded the Best Parliamentarian in 2013.
Early life
He was born to Lakhu Ram Meghwal and Hira Devi in the small village of Kishmidesar in Bikaner, Rajasthan. He is a Master of Arts in Pol. Science, LLB and MBA from Dungar College in Bikaner and University of Philippines in Philippines.
After completing graduation in Law in the year 1977, he completed post-graduation in Arts in the year 1979 as a regular student.
Political life
In 2009, he was elected as a Member of Parliament representing the Bhartiya Janata Party from Bikaner constituency.
In the general election of 2014, he was re-elected from the Bikaner constituency for the 16th Lok Sabha. He was Chief Whip of Bhartiya Janta Party in the Lok Sabha and Chairman of the House Committee.
In May 2019, Meghwal became Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs and Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises.
Controversy
High court bench demand in Meerut hasn’t been fulfilled by him. Even Lahore High Court is closer than Allahabad. People have to travel 700 km away to Allahabad for hearings. In fact, 6 high courts (Shimla, Delhi, Jaipur, Chandigarh, Nainital, Jammu) from other states are closer than Allahabad from western Uttar Pradesh.
This caused a lot protest and damage to property in Meerut.
Personal life
He is married to Pana Devi with whom he has two sons and two daughters. He is a good player of badminton and was a bureaucrat by profession. His cousin Madan Gopal Meghwal is also a politician from Indian National Congress.