Monday, April 3 2006 14:05 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

New Delhi: Union Law Minister H R Bhardwaj, Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman K Rahman Khan and former Lok Sabha Speaker Manohar Joshi were among 17 newly-elected members to the Upper House who were administered oath by Chairman Bhairon Singh Shekhawat today (Apr 03, 2006).

Bhardwaj (Congress) took the oath in English while Khan (Congress) took oath in Urdu. Joshi of Shiv Sena took oath in Marathi.

S S Ahluwalia and Shree Gopal Vyas (both BJP) took oath in Sanskrit, while Saman Pathak (CPI-M), took oath in Nepali.

Others sworn in are G Sanjeeva Reddy, P S Rashtrapal Mabel Rebello (all Cong), Mahendra Prasad (JD-U), Rajeev Chandrasekhar (Independent), Balihari and Munkad Ali (both BSP), Mahmood Madani (RLD), Moinul Hassan Ahmed and Tapan Kumar Sen (both CPI-M) and Vinay Katiyar(BJP).

Union Ministers Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi and Suresh Pachauri were present at the swearing in ceremony held in the office of the Rajya Sabha Chairman.