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Former CJI Ranjan Gogoi takes oath as RS member amid walkout by opposition
As ex-CJI Ranjan Gogoi reached the designated spot to take the oath, opposition members raised slogans prompting Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu to say that it was unbecoming of members.
March 19, 2020 15:32 IST
1 / 6Former Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi Thursday took oath as a member of Rajya Sabha, amid uproar in the House as opposition members chanted “shame”. (Express photo: Tashi Tobgyal)
2 / 6His nomination to the Upper House by the President has been marred by criticism from the Opposition as well as former Supreme Court judges. (Express photo: Tashi Tobgyal)
3 / 6During his tenure as CJI, he delivered several important verdicts including the Ayodhya title dispute, which was awarded to parties in favour of building a Ram temple on the site where the Babri Masjid stood before its demolition in December 1992. In pic: Gogoi’s wife Rupanjali and daughter Rashmi at Parliament on Thursday. (Express photo: Tashi Tobgyal)
4 / 6Former Union minister P Chidambaram wears a mask to Parliament.(Express photo: Tashi Tobgyal)
5 / 6DMK leader Kanimozhi uses a hand sanitizer outside Parliament on Thursday. (Express photo: Tashi Tobgyal)
6 / 6In pic: Former Union mnister P Chidambaram with senior Congress leader Anand Sharma.(Express photo: Tashi Tobgyal)
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