Owaisi’s ‘Jai Palestine’ chant in Lok Sabha stirs political row
On Tuesday, during the swear-in of MPs in the Lok Sabha, All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president Asaduddin Owaisi stoked a major controversy by raising a slogan ‘Jai Palestine’.
After taking oath as MP in the 18th Lok Sabha, Owaisi chanted ‘Jai Palestine’ in the House, thereby inviting a quick backlash from the treasury benches and also leading to chaos in the House.
Owaisi, remaining unrepentant over his conduct, also defended his remarks in hailing the conflict-ridden West Asian region and said: “Everyone is saying a lot of things… I just said ‘Jai Bhim, Jai Mim, Jai Telangana, Jai Palestine‘… how is it against the Constitution?
According to reports, Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje has also registered a formal complaint against Owaisi, seeking action against him for an insulting act.
BJP members created an uproar over Owaisi chanting ‘Jai Palestine’ slogans and demanded that it be expunged from the proceedings of the House.
Kiren Rijiju, replying to questions on Owaisi’s Jai Palestine remarks during the oath ceremony, said: “We do not have any enmity with Palestine or any other country. While taking the oath, is it proper for any member to raise a slogan praising another country? We will have to check the rules if it is appropriate…”
Union Minister G Kishan Reddy also expressed reservations against Owaisi’s slogan and termed it “absolutely wrong“. “On one hand, he is taking an oath in the name of the Constitution and, on the other, giving a slogan against the Constitution. The real face of Owaisi is out,” Kishan Reddy said.
Last year, when the war between Israel and Gaza broke out, Owaisi had hit out at Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and described him as a ‘devil’.
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Adding or subtracting anything from the oath format should disqualify the member right away, to day it is Jai Palestine, tomorrow it can be Pakistan Zindabad.