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Lok Sabha MP oath ceremony: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has objected to the different slogans raised by several members during the oath taking ceremony. He said in the House on Monday that the use of extra words or sentences at the beginning or end of the oath and affirmation is not in accordance with the dignity of Parliament. It has to be ensured that this does not happen again in future.
At the beginning of the House meeting, he also said that a parliamentary committee will be formed which will include members of major parties after discussing the related issues in detail. Let us tell you, during the oath taking ceremony in the first session of the 18th Lok Sabha, most of the opposition members had raised the slogan ‘Jai Samvidhaan’. At the same time, many members from the ruling party also raised ‘Jai Shri Ram’ and some other slogans.
This should not be repeated in future
The Lok Sabha Speaker said on Monday, “For the purpose of taking oath and affirmation as a member of this sacred House, the formats are specified in Article 99 and the Third Schedule of our Constitution. According to this, it is the constitutional duty of the members to take oath. There is purity, decorum and dignity of oath and affirmation in our Constitution. He said, if the members express extra words or sentences at the beginning or end of the oath, then it reduces the dignity of the House. As a member, it is our duty that this dignity is not reduced by any of our conduct. Birla urged all the members to take oath only according to the formats specified in the Third Schedule and what happened this time should not be repeated in future.