EAM S Jaishankar takes oath as Rajya Sabha member after re-election

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• Aug 21, 2023 | Dhupali Das

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar was among nine MPs who took the oath as members of the...

Digital Desk: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar was among nine MPs who took the oath as members of the Rajya Sabha on Monday.

The oath was administered by Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar in the Rajya Sabha chamber of Parliament House.

Jaishankar took the oath in English. This is his second term as a Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament. In 2019, he was elected for the first time.

Along with Jaishankar, other BJP members who took the oath include Nagendra Ray (West Bengal), Kesridevsinh Digvijaysinh Jhala (Gujarat), and Babubhai Jesangbhai Desai (Gujarat).

Derek O'Brien, Dola Sen, Sukhendu Sekhar Ray, Prakash Chik Baraik, and Samirul Islam of the Trinamool Congress also took the oath. O'Brien, Sen, Islam, and Ray took the oath in Bengali.

Five of the nine members who took the oath on Monday were newly elected: Nagendra Ray, Prakash Chik Baraik, Samirul Islam, Kesridevsinh Digvijaysinh Jhala, and Babubhai Jesangbhai Desai.

The Rajya Sabha secretariat stated that four members took the oath in Bengali, three in Hindi, and two in English.

Leader of the House and Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal, Secretary General of the Rajya Sabha P C Mody, and other senior secretariat officials were also present.