On the Electoral Bond issue | I don't remember the Electoral bond issue, frankly: Ranjan Gogoi, Ex- CJI & Rajya Sab… https://t.co/Cqdh1m3YSj — TIMES NOW (@TimesNow) 1584811045000

NEW DELHI: Former Chief Justice of India and now also a member of Rajya Sabha, Ranjan Gogoi said that he does not remember the "electoral bond issue", during an interview on television news channel. The Supreme Court bench which heard a petition on the issue in 2019 was headed by Gogoi.Gogoi was answering a question about electoral bonds when he said that he does not remember this subject and instead pointed out "inconsistency" shown by the "Prashant Bhushan and company".The former CJI said that people who appreciated him after his 2018 news conference which was deemed as a virtual revolt against the then chief justice, turned against and "somewhere down the line...called me a rotten apple."Giving another instance of "Prashant Bhushan and company"'s "inconsistency", the Rajya Sabha MP said," To begin with Alok Kumar was bad but down the line he became your angel and the epitome of virtue."On being asked whether his opponents changed their goalpost or did Gogoi change his own stance, he said,"In 20 years of my judgeship i did not change The perceptions changed because I remained constant."The former CJI took oath as Rajya Sabha member on Thursday amid protest by opposition parties. Gogoi's RS appointment received criticism from all quarters raising questions about a former chief justice aligning with a political party.