Arun Jaitley takes oath for new Rajya Sabha term

April 15, 2018 12:04

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, who is undergoing treatment for kidney ailment, took oath for his new six years term in the Rajya Sabha.

Jaitley took oath in Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu's chamber in Parliament.

BJP MP Ananth Kumar, Leader of Opposition in the Upper House Ghulam Nabi Azad and several other senior leaders were present during the ceremony.

The 65-year old Jaitley was elected recently from Uttar Pradesh and took oath at a special ceremony due to his health condition.

Jaitley was on April 3 once again appointed as the Leader of the Upper House following the re-election.

He has not been going to his North Block office since April 2. He underwent dialysis at AIIMS on April 9 and has been confined to a 'controlled environment' at home.

He had cancelled his scheduled foreign visits and had confirmed his illness in a tweet. -- PTI

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