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Photos: 45 Rajya Sabha members sworn-in at inter-session ceremony
Updated On Jul 23, 2020 03:06 pm IST
Rajya Sabha chairman M Venkaiah Naidu administered the oath of office to 45 of 61 newly elected members of India’s Upper House on July 22, at the first such ceremony inside the house’s chambers during inter-session amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The oath taking ceremony had been planned earlier but had to be deffered dur to lockdown restrictions and concerms by lawmakers over travel. The remaining MPs will be administered the oath at a later date during the monsoon session.
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Newly elected members of the Rajya Sabha seen at Parliament House during an oath taking ceremony in compliance with social distancing norms on July 22 in New Delhi. Forty five of the sixty one newly elected members of the Upper House were administered the oath of office in a ceremony between sessions of the Parliament against the backdrop of the Covid-19 pandemic. (Arvind Yadav / HT Photo)
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Jyotiraditya Scindia takes oath as a Member of Rajya Sabha from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at Parliament House in New Delhi on July 22. Eighteen BJP members were among those who took oath. The BJP’s strength in the House has gone up from 75 to 85 even though it is still short of a majority in Rajya Sabha. (Arvind Yadav / HT Photo)
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Chairman of the Rajya Sabha M Venkaiah Naidu urged the lawmakers to uphold rules and procedures when discharging their duties and not fall prey to disruptions. He said his plan to administer oath earlier had to be put on hold due to the coronavirus-induced travel restrictions and concerns by members over travelling long distance, PTI reported. (Arvind Yadav / HT Photo)
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YSR Congress Party leader Ayodhya Rami Reddy Alla takes oath as a member of Rajya Sabha on July 22. Precautions against the coronavirus were ubiquitous through the ceremony with lawmakers armed with masks and observant of social distancing. (Arvind Yadav / HT Photo)
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BJP Leader Jyotiraditya Scindia greets Congress leader and local opponent Digvijay Singh in the presence of Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad, before taking oath as a member of Rajya Sabha. (Arvind Yadav / HT Photo)
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Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge, a new member, in conversation with sitting Rajya Sabha member Sharad Pawar of the NCP on July 22. In total, 61 members have been elected to the house of which 49 are first-timers, HT reported. Lawmakers who were unable to participate in the ceremony with now take oath during the monsoon session. (Arvind Yadav / HT Photo)
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Newly elected Rajya Sabha member Priyanka Chaturvedi of the Shiv Sena takes oath at Parliament House in New Delhi on July 22. The administration of oath ceremony added three new women members to the house. Members took oath in a total of 10 languages such as Telugu, Bodo, Kannada, Manipuri, Marathi, Oriya, Tamil, Bengali, Hindi and English. (Shahbaz Khan / PTI)
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Members of the Rajya Sabha during the oath taking ceremony on July 22. Chairman Venkaiah Naidu suggested that members question themselves at the end of each session whether they acted to enhance the dignity of the institution and whether their conduct was ethical.”Answers to these simple questions would guide you on the right path,” PTI quoted him. (Arvind Yadav / HT Photo)
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