Vijai Sharma takes oath as CIC; Modi, Jaitley, Kharge attend ceremony

President Pranab Mukherjee exchanges greetings with newly sworn in Chief Information Commissioner Vijai Sharma at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Wednesday (June 10). The swearing-in ceremony was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, Leader of Congress in the Lower House Mallikarjun Kharge, Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad and Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh, among others. (Source: Photo by Press Trust of India)

President Pranab Mukherjee administers oath to new Chief Information Commissioner Vijai Sharma at Rashtrapati Bhavan. (Source: Photo by Press Trust of India)

Former Deputy Prime Minister and member of BJP's margdarshak mandal L K Advani was also present at the ceremony held at Durbar Hall of Rashtrapati Bhavan.

President Pranab Mukherjee with new Chief Information Commissioner Vijai Sharma at Rashtrapati Bhavan. (Source: Photo by Press Trust of India)

The priority of Central Information Commission will be to check vexatious petitions and mounting backlog of cases, its new chief Vijai Sharma said today.

President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi with other dignitaries during the swearing-in ceremony of Chief Information Commissioner and Central Vigilance Commissioner at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. (Source: Photo by Press Trust of India)

Vijai Sharma, who was administered the oath of office by President Pranab Mukherjee here, said that working of registry of the Commission will also be improved to ensure cases do not pile up.

President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi with newly sworn in Chief Information Commissioner Vijai Sharma. (Source: Photo by Press Trust of India)