Lokpal members take oath of office

New Delhi: All eight newly-appointed members of anti-corruption ombudsman Lokpal Wednesday took oath of office.
They were administered the oath by Lokpal chairperson Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose, officials said. President Ram Nath Kovind had on Saturday administered the oath of office to Justice Ghose as the country’s first Lokpal.
Former Chief Justices of different high courts — Justices Dilip B Bhosale, Pradip Kumar Mohanty, Abhilasha Kumari and Ajay Kumar Tripathi — took oath as judicial members in the Lokpal. Former first woman chief of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) Archana Ramasundaram, ex-Maharashtra chief secretary Dinesh Kumar Jain, former IRS officer Mahender Singh and Gujarat cadre ex-IAS officer Indrajeet Prasad Gautam were sworn-in as the Lokpal’s non-judicial members.
According to the rules, there is provision for a chairperson and a maximum of eight members in the Lokpal panel. (PTI)