AIMIM MP Asaduddin Owaisi’s controversial slogan of ‘Jai Palestine’ during the oath-taking ceremony in Parliament has sparked a political uproar.
BJP leader and former Amravati MP Navneet Rana taking a firm stance against Owaisi’s actions formally wrote a letter to President Droupadi Murmu, urging the cancellation of Owaisi’s parliamentary membership.
In her letter, Rana asserted that Owaisi expressed allegiance to another nation instead of India during his oath-taking ceremony by raising the slogan of ‘Jai Palestine.’ The former Maharashtra MP further argued that this act warrants the cancellation of Owaisi’s membership from the Lok Sabha.
She has cited Articles 102 and 103 of the Constitution to support her demand, emphasising that Owaisi’s actions are grounds for disqualification. Similar representations were submitted to the President by a few Supreme Court lawyers also.
Meanwhile, a convention of Hindu leaders in Goa has also demanded the disqualification of Owaisi for “hailing Palestine” after taking oath as a Member of Parliament. The Hindu leaders adopted a resolution against the Hyderabad MP at the 12th Edition of Vaishvik Hindu Rashtra Mahotsav, currently underway in Ponda taluka of South Goa.
Ramesh Shinde, national spokesperson of Hindu Janajagruti Samiti, said that Article 102 D of the Constitution of India states that a person shall be disqualified from being a member of either House of Parliament if he shows allegiance to a foreign State.
On Tuesday, June 25, Owaisi hailed a conflict-hit West Asian country after taking oath as a member of the 18th Lok Sabha, triggering an uproar from the treasury benches that led to the Chair ordering that the remarks be expunged.
The Hyderabad MP, however, justified his slogans after he came out of the House and told reporters there was nothing wrong in him saying “Jai Bheem, Jai Meem, Jai Telangana, Jai Palestine”. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju, meanwhile, said he has received complaints from some members about the mention of Palestine.
