Watch | Sealed Cover MP: The Track Record of Former CJI Ranjan Gogoi in Parliament
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On March 19, 2020, Ranjan Gogoi, the former chief justice of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi took oath as a member of the Rajya Sabha after being nominated by the government. Despite the criticism he faced as CJI, Gogoi proceeded to accept the Modi government’s offer to nominate him to the Rajya Sabha.
But what has been the track record of former CJI Gogoi in the Rajya Sabha? How many debates, questions and intervention has Ranjan Gogoi, the parliamentarian, submitted in the Rajya Sabha? This episode of 'The Wire Explains is based on an article by the lawyer Arvind Kurian Abraham, titled 'Sealed Cover MP: The Silence of Parliamentarian Ranjan Gogoi'.
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