Newly-elected MPs from J&K sworn in as Rajya Sabha members

Srinagar, Dec 01: Three newly elected Rajya Sabha members from Jammu & Kashmir were administered the oath of office by the Vice President and ex-officio Chairman of the House, C. P. Radhakrishnan, on Monday.

National Conference leader Sajad Ahmad Kichloo was the first to take oath among MPs elected in the J&K Rajya Sabha polls. He chose Urdu as the language for his oath. He was followed by Gurwinder Singh Oberoi, also known as Shammi Oberoi.

Oberoi, a Sikh, took oath in Punjabi. Choudhary Muhammad Ramzan took oath after Oberoi.

Another Rajya Sabha member from Jammu & Kashmir, Sat Sharma, had already been administered the oath by the Vice President earlier. He was followed by NC’s Choudhary Muhammad Ramzan.

With these oaths paving the way for their formal entry into the Rajya Sabha, Jammu & Kashmir now witnesses the return of its representatives to the House after a gap of more than four years.

The Union Territory’s previous Rajya Sabha members - Ghulam Nabi Azad, Mir Muhammad Fayaz, Shamsher Singh Manhas, and Nazir Ahmad Laway—had completed their terms in February 2021—(KNO)