Arun Jaitley Takes Oath for Fresh Rajya Sabha Term After Recovering from Kidney and Health Problems
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's oath of office after being re-elected to the Rajya Sabha was delayed because of his health problems.
New Delhi, April 15: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley who was re-elected from Rajya Sabha, took oath of office on Sunday, in Rajya Sabha Chairman Venkaiah Naidu's chamber in the Parliament. The Finance Minister was discharged from AIIMS on April 9 after having undergone dialysis at India's top medical facility, where he was admitted on April 6 for kidney transplant surgery. Arun Jaitley had contested from Uttar Pradesh. Eight other Bharatiya Janata Party leaders contesting from the state also emerged victorious, namely GVL Narasimha Rao, Harnath Yadav, Ashok Bajpai, Vijay Pal Singh Tomar, Kanta Kardam, Sakaldeep Rajbhar and Anil Aggarwal.
The voting for 25 Rajya Sabha seats was held across six states including Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Karnataka, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Telangana. A total number of 59 vacancies were created in the Rajya Sabha in April which necessitated the elections.
News agency PTI in its Report had said that that the Finance Minister is still under observation and is likely undergo renal transplant soon. A series of medical tests were conducted on 65-year-old Jaitley in the last few days ahead of his kidney transplant surgery. Jaitley is diabetic and suffering from a kidney ailment. He was not attending office from April first week and had said that he was working from home. His oath of office after being re-elected to the Rajya Sabha was delayed because of his health problems.
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