The Indian Express (Delhi Edition)
Row over Jai Samvidhan slogan in LS, Birla chides Cong’s Deepender Hooda
A ROW erupted in Lok Sabha Thursday after Congress MP from Thiruvananthapuram Shashi Tharoor ended his oath with “Jai Hind, Jai Samvidhan” and Speaker Om Birla told him he was “already swearing upon the Constitution”.
After Birla’s remark, Congress member Deepender Hooda said: “Ispe aapko aapatti nahi honi chahiye (You shouldn’t have an objection to this).”
Birla replied: “Kispe aapatti ho, kispe nahi ho salah mat diya karo. Chalo baitho (Don’t tell me what I should object to and what I shouldn’t object to. Now sit).”
Following the episode, Congress General Secretary
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra asked if one cannot say “Jai Samvidhan” in Parliament.
She posted on social media site X: “In the Parliament, those in power were not stopped from raising unparliamentary and unconstitutional slogans. But an objection is raised when an Opposition MP says Jai Samvidhan. The anti-constitution sentiment that emerged during the elections has now taken a new form, which seeks to weaken our Constitution.”
She added: “The constitution by which the parliament functions, the constitution by which every member takes oath, the constitution by which every citizen gets protection of life and livelihood, will that same constitution be opposed now to suppressthevoiceoftheopposition?”
After Tharoor raised the slogan, leaders on the floor of the House also shouted “Jai Samvidhan”.
Following the oath, Tharoor shook hands with Speaker Birla, who said: “Samvidhan ki shapath toh le hi rahe hain. Yeh Samvidhan ki shapath hai. (You are already taking an oath on the Constitution. This is an oath on the Constitution).”