Former CJI Ranjan Gogoi Takes Oath as Rajya Sabha MP amid Uproar

New Delhi, March 19, 2020:

Former Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi on Thursday took oath as Rajya Sabha member amid uproar by Opposition members.

As Ranjan Gogoi reached out to take oath as the Rajya Sabha member, Opposition members started raising slogans against his membership. The scene compelled Chairman Venkaiah Naidu to make an announcement that it was unbecoming of Members.

As soon as Naidu made announcement for the swearing-in to begin for Gogoi as nominated member, Congress, DMK, CPM, IUML and others shouted slogans.

After taking oath, Ranjan Gogoi accepted greetings of all the members present in the House saying "Namaste" with folded hands. All the members of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its allies welcomed him in Rajya Sabha.

It may be mentioned here that the retired Justice was nominated to fill the vacancy, which arose after the retirement of nominated MP KTS Tulsi, who in turn, won a renomination from the Congress quota.

The President of India via a notification issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs on March 16 nominated Ranjan Gogoi to the council of state to fill the vacancy caused due to retirement of nominated MP KTS Tulsi.

Ranjan Gogoi (born 18 November 1954) is an Indian jurist who served as the 46th Chief Justice of India. His term as Chief Justice was from October 3, 2018 till November 17, 2019. On November 9, 2019, the five judge bench headed by him delivered the verdict in the historical and controversial Ayodhya dispute case. He was nominated to Rajya Sabha by President Kovind on 16th March 2020.

It may be mentioned here that three prominent faces from Assam — Journalist Ajit Bhuyan, Bodoland People’s Front (BPF) leader Biswajit Daimary and Bhubaneswar Kalita have also been officially elected to the Rajya Sabha uncontested on Wednesday.

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