Arjun Ram Meghwal

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.

After completing graduation in Law in the year 1977, he completed post-graduation in Arts in the year 1979 as a regular student.

He is also a member of Lok Sabha since 2009 representing the Bikaner constituency, Rajasthan.

In 2009, he was elected as a Member of Parliament representing the Bhartiya Janata Party from Bikaner constituency.

He was awarded the Best Parliamentarian in 2013.

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.

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.

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.

In May 2019, Meghwal became Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs and Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises.

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.

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.