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New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman CP Radhakrishnan on Thursday administered the oath of office to Sat Paul Sharma and Rajinder Gupta as elected members at the Parliament House. An officer gave this information.
Union ministers JP Nadda and Jitendra Singh and other dignitaries were present during the swearing-in ceremony of both the Rajya Sabha members.
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) member Gupta was elected MP from Punjab, while BJP member Sharma was elected to the Rajya Sabha from Jammu and Kashmir.
Sat Paul Sharma, the current president of BJP in Jammu and Kashmir, previously served as a Cabinet Minister in the Government of Jammu and Kashmir and was elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly from Jammu West constituency in 2014.
A chartered accountant, Sharma became a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India in 1986. Born in a Dogra Brahmin family in Jammu, he has a B.Sc. Is. Degree from GGM Science College affiliated to Jammu University.
Earlier in the day, Pondicherry University Vice-Chancellor Professor P. Prakash Babu, who is also the ex-officio Chancellor of the university, met the Vice President.
During the meeting at Parliament House, a presentation was made on the university’s academic courses and activities, infrastructure, student welfare measures, promoting research and innovation ecosystem, alumni engagement, campus placements and solar power generation on campus.
The Vice President underlined the need to ensure proper student facilities, introduce advanced courses on emerging technologies in line with industry requirements, maintain cleanliness in the campus by promoting Swachh Bharat initiative and ensure reservation of seats for SC/ST students.
He also stressed on providing adequate representation to local communities and ensuring the safety of girl students on campus.
He also stressed on setting up effective grievance redressal mechanism, raising awareness about the ill effects of drug use and organizing counseling and motivation classes for students.
The Vice President highlighted the need to improve the ranking of the University, focus on holistic student development, ensure continuous monitoring of affiliated colleges and promote research and innovation that has a positive impact on society.
–IANS
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