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Ex-CJI Ranjan Gogoi takes oath as Rajya Sabha MP
Former Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi took oath as Rajya Sabha MP on Thursday.
New Delhi: Former Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi took oath as Rajya Sabha MP on Thursday.
Gogoi's wife Rupanjali Gogoi, daughter, and son in law were also present in Parliament.
Delhi: Former Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi takes oath as Rajya Sabha MP. President Ram Nath Kovind nominated him to the Rajya Sabha. pic.twitter.com/pnQ2uTWVfH
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Congress staged a walkout from the Rajya Sabha over Gogoi's membership to the House. Meanwhile, Union Minister Ravishankar Prasad welcomed Gogoi in the Rajya Sabha.
President Ram Nath Kovind had nominated the former CJI to the Rajya Sabha on March 16. Gogoi served as the 46th Chief Justice of India from October 3, 2018, to November 17, 2019.
On November 9, 2019, a five-judge Bench headed by him had delivered the verdict in the long-pending Ramjanmabhoomi case. (ANI)