New Delhi, Oct 26 (UNI) Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday administered oath as Rajya Sabha MP to newly elected members S Selvaganabathy and Sushmita Dev.
Elected from the Union Territory of Puducherry, Selvaganabathy took oath in Tamil, while Sushmita Dev, who has been elected from West Bengal, took oath in Bengali.
Referring to the newly-elected members taking oath in the language prevalent in their state and the increasing use of different languages of the country in proceedings of the House, Naidu said that it is in line with the spirit of the Council of States i.e. Rajya Sabha.