Here's why Congress says it walked out of Ex-CJI Ranjan Gogoi's Rajya Sabha oathtaking

Senior Congress leader Anand Sharma on Thursday launched a scathing attack on former CJI Ranjan Gogoi after walking out during his oath-taking ceremony, to reiterate ir position on issue. Calling mination a reward, Sharma opined that former CJI was compromising independence of judiciary.

Days after his mination to Rajya Sabha by President Ramnath Kovind, former Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi on Thursday morning has taken oath. As Gogoi took oath in presence of Rajya Sabha Chairman and vice president Venkaiah Naidu, opposition std a walkout. opposition has been attacking former CJI after President on March 16 minated him as Rajya Sabha member. 

Gogoi takes oath as Rajya Sabha MP

Speaking to media Sharma said, "He was a controversial CJI himself. His acceptance of RS mination has raised a lot of questions. This former CJI has on record said that it will be a scary thing for judiciary if anyone accepts any political position and w he himself doing it. He has been given a gift for delaying all key judgements. We (Congress) condemn it and oppose it. We oppose it that's why we walked off."

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About Ranjan Gogoi

Ranjan Gogoi- 46th Chief Justice of India is son of former Assam chief minister Kesab Chandra Gogoi and completed his law from Delhi University. He was elevated as a judge in Supreme Court on 23 April 2012 and subsequently succeeded n-CJI Dipak Misra on 3 October 2018. He retired from Supreme Court on vember 17 last year. 

Gogoi gave judgement on several landmark cases namely - Ayodhya dispute land case, review judgment in Rafale case, contempt case against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, CJI office under RTI, Sabarimala review verdict. He retired on 17 vember after prouncing Ayodhya judgement. 

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