Former prime minister Manmohan Singh takes oath as Rajya Sabha MP; Congress leaders Rahul, Sonia Gandhi present

New Delhi: Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday took oath as a member of the Rajya Sabha. [caption id=“attachment_5142321” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] File photo of former prime minister Manmohan Singh. PTI[/caption] The oath was administered by Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu. Top Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Ghulam Nabi Azad, Ahmed Patel and Anand Sharma were among those who were present during the oath-taking in the Chairman’s chamber. Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot and some BJP leaders were also present. Singh, 86, has come back as a member of the Rajya Sabha from Rajasthan. He was elected unopposed as the BJP did not put up a candidate against him. Singh returned to the Rajya Sabha after a brief gap since his retirement from the Upper House on 14 June this year. He had earlier represented the state of Assam in Rajya Sabha for a long period.