All lokpal members to take oath of office today

The anti-corruption authority of India will come into effect when all its members take Oath of office on Wednesday. President Ram Nath Kovind had administered the oath of office to Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose as the country's first Lokpal.

New Delhi: All newly appointed members of Lokpal will take the oath of office on Wednesday. President Ram Nath Kovind had on Saturday administered the oath of office to Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose as the country's first Lokpal.

Former Chief Justices of different high courts, Justices Dilip B Bhosale, Pradip Kumar Mohanty, Abhilasha Kumari besides sitting Chief Justice of Chhattisgarh High Court Ajay Kumar Tripathi were appointed 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 are the Lokpal's non-judicial members.

A selection committee led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi had recommended the appointments for chairperson and members of the Lokpal. Following which, President Ram Nath Kovind had approved the appointments.

Justice Ghose, 66, retired as Supreme Court judge in May 2017. He last served as a member of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC).