Ramamurthy takes oath as RS member

K C Ramamurthy on Friday took oath as the new member of the Rajya Sabha.

Ramamurthy, who hails from Karnataka and was elected unopposed to the Upper House of Parliament, took oath in Kannada.

He was immediately congratulated by Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh Narayan Singh and other members of the House.

Ramamurthy, a former IPS officer, who was earlier a Rajya Sabha member from Congress, resigned, quit Congress party and contested as a BJP candidate from Karnataka.