evidence: Mr. Rijiju changed his Twitter bio to the newly allocated ministry, and said, "It has been been a privilege and an honour to serve as Union Minister of Law & Justice under the guidance of Hon’ble PM Shri @narendramodi ji. I thank honble Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, all Judges of Supreme Court, Chief Justices and Judges of High Courts, Lower Judiciary & entire Law officers for the huge support in ensuring delivering ease of Justice and providing legal services for our citizens". [...] Mr. Rijiju has also been very critical about the existing collegium system of appointing judges to the higher judiciary. He recently courted controversy when he claimed that a section of the retired Supreme Court judges were part of the "anti-India gang". While the National Judicial Appointments Commission Bill, 2014 had been passed unanimously by Parliament, and 17 out of 29 States had ratified it. Mr. Rijiju’s comments had raised suspicions in the minds of Opposition leaders that the ruling party’s desire for control over judicial appointments was politically motivated rather than a clash over constitutional issues. Mr. Meghwal replacing Mr. Rijiju points to the fact that possibly for the first time ever, the Law Ministry is not being helmed by a Cabinet Minister. The choice of Mr. Meghwal is said to be because of his administrative experience as an IAS officer in Rajasthan, with the State going to polls later this year.