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Ranjan Gogoi only RS member who does not withdraw salary

Ranjan Gogoi only RS member who does not withdraw salary

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Ranjan Gogoi only RS member who does not withdraw salary Ranjan Gogoi only RS member who does not withdraw salary

Former Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi who was nominated as a Rajya Sabha member in March this year is the only member who does not withdraw his salary or take any allowances. As per reports, Justice Gogoi had formally forwarded a letter to the Secretary General of the Rajya Sabha opting not to avail salary and other allowances of the Upper House.

“Please note that I am not availing of the benefit of the salary and allowances (except travelling allowances and accomodation) which I would otherwise be entitled to as a member of the Rajya Sabha Sabha. Instead, I would continue  to avail the retirement benefits which are being paid to me as a former Chief Justice of India,” Justice Gogoi wrote in the letter to the Secretary General of Rajya Sabha. 

Also Read: Ranjan Gogoi rubbishes Tarun Gogoi’s claims, says he is not BJP’s CM candidatehttps://www.insidene.com/ranjan-gogoi-rubbishes-tarun-gogois-claims-says-he-is-not-bjps-cm-candidate/       

It may be mentioned that Ranjan Gogoi was in the headlines last month after former Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi claimed that the former will be the chief ministerial candidate in the ensuing 2021 Assam assembly elections. However, Ranjan Gogoi in an interview to a media house sharply rejected Tarun Gogoi’s claims terming it as baseless. Ranjan Gogoi also said that his nomination to Rajya Sabha is not his entrance to active politics.

“It is unfortunate that people do not understand the difference between a nominated member of the Rajya Sabha and a nominee of a political party elected to the House. I have consciously chosen to be a nominated member of the Rajya Sabha because it gives me the opportunity to air my views on issues of interest to me while retaining my independence does not make me a politician, said Ranjan Gogoi.”

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Edited By: Admin
Published On: Sep 02, 2020