Justice Sanjiv Khanna on Monday took oath as the 51st Chief Justice of India in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other prominent persons. President Droupadi Murmu administered the oath of office to him at a brief swearing-in ceremony held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. His oath-taking ceremony also triggered a political row after Congress leader and Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi skipped the event. The Bharatiya Janata Party slammed the Congress leader, reminding Congress of a ruling made by Justice Sanjiv Khanna’s uncle Justice Hans Raj Khanna against a case related to the Emergency in 1976.Rahul Gandhi skips oath-taking event of CJI Sanjiv Khanna: Why did BJP attack Indira Gandhi? Know here
Justice Sanjiv Khanna on Monday took oath as the 51st Chief Justice of India in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other prominent persons. President Droupadi Murmu administered the oath of office to him at a brief swearing-in ceremony held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. His oath-taking ceremony also triggered a political row after Congress leader and Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi skipped the event. The Bharatiya Janata Party slammed the Congress leader, reminding Congress of a ruling made by Justice Sanjiv Khanna’s uncle Justice Hans Raj Khanna against a case related to the Emergency in 1976.
