New Delhi: Rajya Sabha Chairman C P Radhakrishnan on Monday administered the oath to nine newly-elected members of the Upper House, including three who recently switched sides from the Trinamool Congress (TMC).
The members who took the oath represent the states of Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Rajasthan and West Bengal.
The newly-elected members who took the oath on the first day of the Monsoon session included BJP member Satish Poonia from Rajasthan, Congress member Pawan Khera from Karnataka and three BJP members from West Bengal - Prakash Chik Baraik, Sushmita Dev and Sukhendu Sekhar Ray.
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Others who also took the oath included Mukeshbhai J Rathwa (BJP-Gujarat), Mahesh Kewat (BJP, Madhya Pradesh), Jamesh Pangsang Kongkal Sangma (NPP-Meghalaya) and Khiangte Laltluagkima (Mizoram).
As soon as Mahesh Kewat took the oath, some Congress members started shouting "seat chori" in the house.
The newly-elected members later met the chairman of the Rajya Sabha, who congratulated all the new members.
Five members took the oath in Hindi, two in English and two in Bengali. Some other members elected earlier had already taken their oath during the inter-session period.
